Table 4.  Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the   
          United States:  Third Quarter 1996 and 1995                
                                                                    
(Estimates are in thousands and may not add to total, due to rounding)
                                                                     
                                                                    
                                                  Standard  Standard  
                                 Third     Third  error on  error on   Percent 
     Type                      Quarter   Quarter      1996     diff-  of total
                                  1996      1995  estimate    erence    (1996)
                                                                               
All housing units............ 114,534   112,530       238       331       100  
                                                                               
  Occupied................... 101,120    99,874       246       342        88  
    Owner occupied...........  66,288    64,885       240       333        58  
    Renter occupied..........  34,832    34,989       197       274        30  
                                                                               
  Vacant.....................  13,414    12,656       131       180        12  
    Year-round vacant........  10,197     9,557       116       158         9  
      For rent...............   3,080     2,966        65        89         3  
      For sale only..........   1,119       987        39        53         1  
      Rented or sold,                                                          
      awaiting occupancy.....     954       900        36        51         1 
      Held off market........   5,044     4,704        83       115         4 
        For occasional use...   1,812     1,630        50        69         2 
        Temporarily occupied                                                  
        by persons with usual                                                 
        residence elsewhere..     796       710        33        46         1 
        For other reasons....   2,436     2,364        58        81         2 
                                                                              
    Seasonal vacant..........   3,217     3,099        66        91         3