Table 7.  Homeownership Rates by Age of Householder:  Fourth Quarter 1998 and 1997


                             Fourth     Fourth    Standard   Standard
Age of householder           Quarter    Quarter   error on   error on
                                 1998       1997  1998 rate difference

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

    Less than 25 years.....      19.2       16.7        0.6        0.8
    25 to 29 years.........      36.3       35.2        0.6        0.9
    30 to 34 years.........      53.7       53.5        0.6        0.8
    35 to 39 years.........      64.7       62.8        0.5        0.7
    40 to 44 years.........      70.3       69.0        0.5        0.7
    45 to 49 years.........      73.6       74.3        0.5        0.7
    50 to 54 years.........      76.5       77.5        0.5        0.7
    55 to 59 years.........      81.5       80.3        0.6        0.8
    60 to 64 years.........      82.0       80.2        0.6        0.8
    65 to 69 years.........      82.4       81.8        0.6        0.8
    70 to 74 years.........      81.5       82.0        0.6        0.9
    75 years and over......      76.0       75.8        0.5        0.7

      Less than 35 years...      39.6       38.7        0.4        0.5
      35 to 44 years.......      67.6       65.9        0.4        0.5
      45 to 54 years.......      74.9       75.7        0.4        0.5
      55 to 64 years.......      81.7       80.3        0.4        0.6
      65 years and over....      79.2       79.1        0.3        0.5