Table 8.  National Characteristics of Units Vacant for Rent and Vacant for Sale Only, by Units in Structure:
                First Quarter 2003 and 2002r (Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding)

                                                                                      Stan-    Stan-     Stan-
                               2003                      2002r                         dard     dard      dard
                                       1-unit   2+unit             1-unit    2+unit   error    error     error
                                       struc-   struc-             struc-    struc-  on 2003  on 2003   on 2003
                              Total    tures    tures    Total     tures     tures    total   1-units   2+ units

Vacant for rent, total.......    100        31      69       100        31        69     (X)       1.0       1.0

Rooms in unit, total.........    100       100     100       100       100       100     (X)       (X)       (X)
  1 and 2 rooms..............     11         7      13         9         6        10     0.6       0.9       0.8
  3 rooms....................     24        14      29        25        12        31     0.8       1.2       1.1
  4 rooms....................     34        27      37        34        31        35     0.9       1.5       1.1
  5 rooms or more............     31        52      22        32        51        23     0.9       1.7       1.0
  Median number of rooms.....    3.9       4.5     3.7       4.0       4.5       3.7     (X)       (X)       (X)

Bedrooms in unit, total......    100        100    100       100       100       100     (X)       (X)       (X)
  No  bedrooms...............      3         1       4         2         2         2     0.3       0.4       0.4
  1 bedroom..................     33        17      40        33        17        41     0.9       1.3       1.1
  2 bedrooms.................     46        47      46        46        47        46     1.0       1.7       1.2
  3 bedrooms or more.........     18        35      11        18        34        11     0.7       1.6       0.7

Duration of vacancy, total...    100       100     100       100       100       100     (X)       (X)       (X)
  Less than 1 month..........     21        18      23        26        22        27     0.8       1.3       1.0
  1 to 2 months..............     20        17      21        20        18        21     0.8       1.3       0.9
  2 to 4 months..............     22        20      23        21        19        22     0.8       1.4       1.0
  4 to 6 months..............     13        14      13        11        11        11     0.7       1.2       0.8
  6 to 12 months.............     13        15      12        11        13         9     0.7       1.2       0.8
  1 to 2 years...............      6         9       4         6         9         5     0.4       1.0       0.5
  2 years or more............      5         8       3         6         7         5     0.4       0.9       0.4

Year structure built, total..    100       100     100       100       100       100     (X)       (X)       (X)
  4/1/90 or later............     18        16      19        17        12        19     0.7       1.3       0.9
  1980 to 3/31/90............     20        15      22        20        17        22     0.8       1.2       1.0
  1970 to 1979...............     16        13      18        17        14        18     0.7       1.2       0.9
  1960 to 1969...............     13        14      12        12        12        12     0.6       1.2       0.8
  1950 to 1959...............      9        13       8         9        14         6     0.6       1.2       0.6
  1940 to 1949...............      8        11       6         8        11         6     0.5       1.1       0.6
  1939 or earlier............     16        18      16        18        20        16     0.7       1.3       0.8

Previous occupancy, total....    100       100     100       100       100       100     (X)       (X)       (X)
  Previously occupied........     96        97      96        96        98        95     0.4       0.5       0.5
  Not previously occupied....      4         3       4         4         2         5     0.4       0.5       0.5

Monthly rent, total\1........    100       100     100       100       100       100     (X)       (X)       (X)
  Less than $100.............      1         0       1         1         1         1     0.1       0.2       0.2
  $100 to $199...............      1         2       1         1         2         1     0.2       0.5       0.2
  $200 to $249...............      2         4       1         2         3         2     0.3       0.7       0.2
  $250 to $299...............      4         6       2         4         7         3     0.4       0.8       0.4
  $300 to $349...............      6         9       5        11        14         9     0.5       1.0       0.5
  $350 to $399...............      6         7       6         9        10         8     0.5       0.9       0.6
  $400 to $449...............      8         8       8         7         7         8     0.5       1.0       0.6
  $450 to $499...............      8         9       8         8         9         7     0.5       1.0       0.6
  $500 to $599...............     15        14      15        14        13        14     0.7       1.2       0.8
  $600 to $699...............     12         9      13        10         7        12     0.6       1.0       0.8
  $700 to $799...............     11         6      13        10         8        12     0.6       0.8       0.8
  $800 to $899����������..        27        24      28        22        20        24     0.9       1.5       1.0
Median (actual $s)...........    594       529     627       546       485       577     (X)       (X)       (X)
Median (2003 constant $s)....    594       529     627       562       496       590     (X)       (X)       (X)
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Table 8.  National Characteristics of Units Vacant for Rent and Vacant for Sale Only, by Units in Structure:
                First Quarter 2003 and 2002r (Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding) - Continued

                                                                                      Stan-    Stan-     Stan-
                                 2003                    2002r                         dard     dard      dard
                                       1-unit   2+unit             1-unit    2+unit   error    error     error
                                       struc-   struc-             struc-    struc-  on 2003  on 2003   on 2003
                              Total    tures    tures    Total     tures     tures    total   1-units   2+ units

Vacant for sale, total.......    100        87      13       100        86        14     (X)       1.1       1.1

Rooms in unit, total.........    100       100     100       100       100       100     (X)       (X)       (X)
  3 rooms or less............      7         5      20         7         4        24     0.8       0.7       3.3
  4 rooms....................     19        17      29        17        15        28     1.2       1.2       3.7
  5 rooms....................     29        29      33        29        29        28     1.4       1.4       3.9
  6 rooms....................     22        24      14        24        26        13     1.2       1.4       2.8
  7 rooms or more............     22        25       5        23        26         7     1.2       1.4       1.8
  Median number of rooms.....    5.3       5.4     4.5       5.4       5.6       4.4     (X)       (X)       (X)

Bedrooms in unit, total......    100       100     100       100       100       100     (X)       (X)       (X)
  1 bedroom or none..........      8         5      28         8         4        27     0.8       0.7       3.7
  2 bedrooms.................     35        33      47        31        29        46     1.4       1.5       4.1
  3 bedrooms.................     42        45      22        46        50        21     1.5       1.6       3.4
  4 bedrooms or more.........     15        16       3        16        17         6     1.1       1.2       1.4

Duration of vacancy, total...    100       100     100       100       100       100     (X)       (X)       (X)
  Less than 1 month..........      9         9       7        11        11        12     0.8       0.9       2.1
  1 to 2 months..............     11        11      11        14        15        13     0.9       1.0       2.6
  2 to 4 months..............     21        21      18        19        19        18     1.2       1.3       3.1
  4 to 6 months..............     15        15      18        15        15        16     1.1       1.1       3.1
  6 to 12 months.............     20        20      19        18        18        16     1.2       1.3       3.3
  1 to 2 years...............     15        14      18        13        13        13     1.1       1.1       3.2
  2 years or more............      9         9       9        10         9        12     0.9       0.9       2.4

Year structure built, total..    100       100     100       100       100       100     (X)       (X)       (X)
  4/1/90 or later............     24        25      22        28        28        30     1.3       1.4       3.4
  1980 to 3/31/90............     16        15      18        15        15        18     1.1       1.2       3.2
  1970 to 1979...............     13        12      13        11        11        12     1.0       1.1       2.8
  1960 to 1969...............     11        12       8        10        10        13     0.9       1.0       2.2
  1950 to 1959...............     10        11       5        12        13         4     0.9       1.0       1.8
  1940 to 1949...............      9        10       6         7         7         8     0.9       0.9       2.0
  1939 or earlier............     16        14      28        16        16        16     1.1       1.1       3.7

Previous occupancy, total....    100       100     100       100       100       100     (X)       (X)       (X)
  Previously occupied........     92        92      93        90        90        88     0.8       0.9       2.2
  Not previously occupied....      8         8       7        10        10        12     0.8       0.9       2.2

Sales price, total\2.........    100       100     (X)       100       100       (X)     (X)       (X)       (X)
  Less than $10,000..........      2         2    (NA)         2         2      (NA)     0.4       0.4      (NA)
  $10,000 to $29,999.........      7         7    (NA)         7         7      (NA)     0.8       0.8      (NA)
  $30,000 to $49,999.........      8         8    (NA)         9         9      (NA)     0.8       0.8      (NA)
  $50,000 to $74,999.........     14        14    (NA)        15        15      (NA)     1.0       1.0      (NA)
  $75,000 to $99,999.........     16        16    (NA)        17        17      (NA)     1.1       1.1      (NA)
  $100,000 to $199,999.......     31        31    (NA)        28        28      (NA)     1.4       1.4      (NA)
  $200,000 to $299,999.......     11        11    (NA)        11        11      (NA)     0.9       0.9      (NA)
  $300,000 or more...........     11        11    (NA)        11        11      (NA)     0.9       0.9      (NA)
Median (actual $s)...........108,900   108,900     (X)    99,800    99,800       (X)     (X)       (X)       (X)
Median (2003 constant $s)....108,900   108,900     (X)   102,000   102,000       (X)     (X)       (X)       (X)
rRevised
NA Not Available.  X Not Applicable.
\1 Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more.
\2 Limited to one-family homes on less than 10 acres and no business on property (including mobile homes).