Table 6.  Homeownership Rates by Area:  Fourth Quarter 1998 and 1997




                                    Fourth     Fourth     Standard    Standard
Area                                quarter    quarter    error on    error on
                                     1998       1997     1998 rate  difference

United States.....................      66.4       65.7        0.2         0.2

  Inside MAs......................      64.4       63.7        0.2         0.3
   In central cities..............      50.3       49.7        0.3         0.5
   Not in central cities (suburbs)      73.3       72.6        0.2         0.3
  Outside MAs.....................      74.8       73.8        0.4         0.5

 Northeast........................      62.0       62.7        0.5         0.6
 Midwest..........................      71.5       70.4        0.4         0.5
 South............................      69.0       67.8        0.3         0.4
 West.............................      60.4       59.8        0.4         0.5