Table B-1.  Standard Errors of Vacancy Rates by Area:  2002
                   (Range of 68 chances out of 100)
 
 
 
    Rental                        Rate   Standard   Year-to-   Standard
                                   for   error on year diff-   error on
                                  year       rate     erencedifference1
 
United States..............       9.0        0.1        0.6        0.1
  Inside Metropolitan Areas       8.8        0.1        0.7        0.2
    In central cities......       9.2        0.1        0.6        0.2
    Not in central cities..       8.2        0.1        0.8        0.2
  Outside Metropolitan Area      10.6        0.3        0.1        0.4
  Northeast................       5.8        0.2        0.4        0.3
  Midwest..................      10.1        0.2        0.4        0.4
  South....................      11.8        0.2        0.7        0.3
  West.....................       6.9        0.2        0.7        0.3
 
                                   For-rent as a percent of all housing
 
United States..............       2.8        0.0        0.2        0.0
  Inside Metropolitan Areas       3.0        0.0        0.2        0.1
  Outside Metropolitan Area       2.4        0.1        0.0        0.1
  Northeast................       2.0        0.1        0.1        0.1
  Midwest..................       2.7        0.1        0.1        0.1
  South....................       3.5        0.1        0.2        0.1
  West.....................       2.5        0.1        0.3        0.1
 
 
     Homeowner
                                  Rate   Standard   Year-to-   Standard
                                   for   error on year diff-   error on
                                  year       rate     erencedifference1
 
United States..............       1.7         (z)      -0.1       -0.1
  Inside Metropolitan Areas       1.6         (z)        (z)      -0.1
    In central cities......       2.1        0.1         (z)       0.1
    Not in central cities..       1.4         (z)        (z)       0.1
  Outside Metropolitan Area       2.0        0.1       -0.3        0.1
  Northeast................       1.2        0.1         (z)       0.1
  Midwest..................       1.8        0.1        0.1        0.1
  South....................       1.9        0.1       -0.2        0.1
  West.....................       1.6        0.1         (z)       0.1
 
 
                                   For-sale-only as a percent of all ho
 
United States..............       1.0         (z)        (z)        (z)
  Inside Metropolitan Areas       1.0         (z)        (z)        (z)
  Outside Metropolitan Area       1.3        0.1       -0.2        0.1
  Northeast.....................................................
  Midwest..................       0.7         (z)        (z)       0.1
  South....................       1.2         (z)        (z)       0.1
  West.....................       1.2         (z)      -0.1         (z)
                                  0.9         (z)        (z)       0.1
  Z less than 0.05 percent.
  1Difference between 2002 rates and 2001 rates.