Table 6.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  Third Quarter 1996 and 1995  
                                                                             
                                                                                    
 Area                
                                         Third    Third  Standard   Standard 
                                       quarter  quarter  error on   error on 
                                         1996     1995  1996 rate difference 
                                                                            
 United States.......................    65.6     65.0      0.2       0.2   
                                                                            
   Inside MAs........................    63.6     63.0      0.2       0.3   
    In central cities................    50.2     49.9      0.3       0.5   
    Not in central cities (suburbs)..    72.3     71.4      0.2       0.3   
   Outside MAs.......................    73.4     72.8      0.4       0.5   
                                                                            
  Northeast..........................    62.8     62.2      0.4       0.6   
  Midwest............................    70.7     70.1      0.4       0.5   
  South..............................    67.5     66.6      0.3       0.4   
  West...............................    59.2     59.1      0.4       0.5