Table B-1.  Standard Errors of Vacancy Rates by Area:  1995
            (Range of 68 chances out of 100)              
                                                         
                                          Rental        
                                                       
                                 Rate   Standard   Year-to-    Standard
                                  for   error on year diff-    error on
                                 year       rate     erence difference1
                                                                      
United States.................   7.6        0.1        0.3         0.1
  Inside Metropolitan Areas...   7.6        0.1        0.3         0.2
    In central cities.........   8.4        0.2        0.3         0.2
    Not in central cities.....   6.6        0.1        0.2         0.2
  Outside Metropolitan Areas..   7.9        0.3        0.2         0.3
  Northeast...................   7.2        0.2         -          0.3
  Midwest.....................   7.2        0.2        0.4         0.3
  South.......................   8.3        0.2        0.3         0.2
  West........................   7.5        0.2        0.3         0.3
                                                                     
                            For-rent as a percent of all housing units
                                                                      
United States.................   2.6        (z)         -          (z)
  Inside Metropolitan Areas...   2.8        (z)         -          0.1
  Outside Metropolitan Areas..   2.0        0.1         -          0.1
  Northeast...................   2.6        0.1         -          0.1
  Midwest.....................   2.2        0.1         -          0.1
  South.......................   2.7        0.1         -          0.1
  West........................   3.0        0.1        0.1         0.1
                                                                    
                                          Homeowner                  
                                                                      
                                 Rate   Standard   Year-to-    Standard
                                  for   error on year diff-    error on
                                 year       rate     erence difference1
                                                                      
United States.................   1.5        (z)        0.1         (z)
  Inside Metropolitan Areas...   1.5        (z)        0.1         0.1
    In central cities.........   2.1        0.1        0.2         0.1
    Not in central cities.....   1.3        (z)         -          0.1
  Outside Metropolitan Areas..   1.6        0.1         -          0.1
  Northeast...................   1.5        0.1         -          0.1
  Midwest.....................   1.3        0.1        0.2         0.1
  South.......................   1.7        0.1         -          0.1
  West........................   1.7        0.1        0.1         0.1
                                                                     
                                                                    
                       For-sale-only as a percent of all housing units
  
United States.................   0.9         (z)        -          (z)
  Inside Metropolitan Areas...   0.8         (z)       0.1         (z)
  Outside Metropolitan Areas..   1.0         (z)        -          (z)
  Northeast...................   0.8         (z)        -          (z)
  Midwest.....................   0.8         (z)       0.2         (z)
  South.......................   1.0         (z)        -          (z)
  West........................   0.9         (z)       0.1         (z)
                                                                     
  Z less than 0.05 percent.                                         
  1Difference between 1995 rates and 1994 rates.