Table 4.  Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the
                United States:  Third Quarter 1999 and 1998

(Estimates are in thousands and may not add to total, due to rounding)


                                    Third     Third    Standard
                                   quarter   quarter   error on  Standard     1999
Type                                 1999      1998      1999    error on   Percent
                                   estimate  estimate  estimate difference  of total

All housing units.................  119,595   117,368       233        331       100

  Occupied........................  105,140   103,492       244        346        88
    Owner occupied................   70,476    69,143       243        343        59
    Renter occupied...............   34,664    34,349       197        278        29

  Vacant..........................   14,455    13,876       136        190        12
    Year-round vacant.............   11,041    10,508       120        168         9
      For rent....................    3,163     3,120        66         93         3
      For sale only...............    1,136     1,208        40         57         1
      Rented or sold,
      awaiting occupancy..........    1,112       964        39         54         1
      Held off market.............    5,630     5,216        87        121         5
        For occasional use........    1,967     1,758        52         72         2
        Temporarily occupied
        by persons with
        usual residence elsewhere.      996       880        37         51         1
        For other reasons.........    2,667     2,578        60         85         2

    Seasonal vacant...............    3,414     3,368        68         96         3