Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States: 
           1960, 1970, 1975, and 1980 to 1997 
           (Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding)

Characteristic                   1960     1970     1975     1980     1981     1982     1983     1984

Rooms in unit, total.........     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1 and 2 rooms..............      30       25       20       19       19       18       16       16
  3 rooms....................      27       27       27       25       27       29       28       26
  4 rooms....................      22       26       32       31       30       29       32       34
  5 rooms or more............      21       22       21       25       24       24       25       25
  Median number or room......     3.3      3.4      3.6      3.7      3.6      3.6      3.7      3.7

Bedrooms in unit, total......     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  No bedrooms................      15       19       14       14       14       12       11       11
  1 bedroom..................      45       35       35       34       36       37       36       34
  2 bedrooms.................      29       34       39       38       36       37       38       41
  3 bedrooms or more.........      11       12       12       14       14       14       15       14

Units in structure, total         100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1 unit.....................      33       25       18       20       21       23       22       22
  2 units....................      20       14       13       14       14       14       13       13
  3 and 4 units..............      16       14       13       14       15       15       14       15
  5 to 9 units...............      12       16       19       15       14       15       16       16
  10 units or more...........      19       31       37       37       36       33       34       35
  Mobile homes...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)

Duration of vacancy, total...     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  Less than 1 month..........      31       35       34       37       39       35       35       34
  1 to 2 months..............      15       14       15       17       16       17       17       17
  2 to 4 months..............      17       16       17       17       17       17       18       18
  4 to 6 months..............       9        8       10        9        8       10       10       10
  6 months or more...........      28       27       24       20       20       21       21       21
    6 to 12 months...........    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)
    1 to 2 years.............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)
    2 years or more..........    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)

Year structure built, total..     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1970 or later..............    (NA)       19       23       25       25       26       30       36
  1960 to 1969...............    (NA)        7       17       16       16       16       15       13
  1950 to 1959...............    (NA)       10        9       10       11       10        9       10
  1940 to 1949...............    (NA)       11        8        8        9        9        9        9
  1939 or earlier............    (NA)       53       43       41       39       39       37       32

Monthly rent, total..........     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  Less than $100.............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)
  $100 to $199...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)
  $200 to $249...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)
  $250 to $299...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)
  $300 to $399...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)
  $400 to $499...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)
  $500 to $599...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)
  $600 to $699...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)
  $700 to $799...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)
  $800 or more...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)
Median rent
(Actual dollars).............      53       82      136      211      226      245      267      289
(1997 constant dollars)......     305      319      388      411      403      411      430      446
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Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States: 1960, 1970, 1975, 
           and 1980 to 1997 - Continued

Characteristic                   1985     1986     1987     1988     1989   1989/r     1990     1991

Rooms in unit, total.........     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1 and 2 rooms..............      16       14       13       14       13       13       13       13
  3 rooms....................      28       30       31       30       29       28       27       27
  4 rooms....................      33       34       35       35       36       37       36       36
  5 rooms or more............      23       22       21       20       23       23       24       24
  Median number or rooms.....     3.7      3.7      3.7      3.6      3.7      3.7      3.8      3.8

Bedrooms in unit, total......     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  No bedrooms................      10        9        9        9        9        8        8        9
  1 bedroom..................      37       38       38       38       37       36       35       35
  2 bedrooms.................      40       40       40       41       42       43       44       43
  3 bedrooms or more.........      13       12       12       12       12       13       13       13

Units in structure, total         100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1 unit.....................      20       18       17       16       16       15       15       14
  2 units....................      12       12       11       11       11       11       11       11
  3 and 4 units..............      14       14       14       14       13       13       14       13
  5 to 9 units...............      18       18       18       18       19       18       16       17
  10 units or more...........      36       39       40       42       41       39       39       41
  Mobile homes...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)        4        5        4

Duration of vacancy, total...     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  Less than 1 month..........      33       31       29       28       30       30       31       29
  1 to 2 months..............      17       16       16       16       18       18       17       17
  2 to 4 months..............      18       19       20       19       19       19       17       19
  4 to 6 months..............      10       11       11       10       10       10       10       10
  6 months or more...........      22       23       24       25       23       23       25       25
    6 to 12 months...........    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)       11       10       10       10       11
    1 to 2 years.............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)        8        8        8        9        8
    2 years or more..........    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)        6        5        5        6        6

Year structure built, total..     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1970 or later..............      42       46       46       45       43       44       43       42
  1960 to 1969...............      13       12       13       14       14       14       15       16
  1950 to 1959...............      10       11       11       10       10       10       10       10
  1940 to 1949...............       9        7        7        9        9        9        8        9
  1939 or earlier............      27       23       23       23       23       23       24       23

Monthly rent, total..........     100      100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  Less than $100.............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)        2        1        2
  $100 to $199...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)       12       11        8
  $200 to $249...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)       12       10        9
  $250 to $299...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)       14       12       10
  $300 to $399...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)       22       21       21
  $400 to $499...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)       14       15       17
  $500 to $599...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)        9       10       12
  $600 to $699...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)        6        7        8
  $700 to $799...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)        4        4        4
  $800 or more...............    (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)     (NA)        6        8        8
Median rent
(Actual dollars).............     305      329      330      343      358      346      371      398
(1997 constant dollars)......     455      482      466      465      463      448      456      469
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Table 10.  Vacant For-Rent Units, by Selected Characteristic for the United States: 1960, 1970, 1975, 
	   and 1980 to 1997 - Continued


Characteristic                   1992     1993   1993/r     1994     1995     1996     1997

Rooms in unit, total.........     100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1 and 2 rooms..............      13       13       13       14       14       14       13
  3 rooms....................      29       26       26       26       26      170       26
  4 rooms....................      35       36       36       35       35      150       36
  5 rooms or more............      23       24       25       25       25       68       26
  Median number or rooms.....     3.7      3.8      3.8      3.8      3.8      3.8      3.8

Bedrooms in unit, total......     100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  No bedrooms................       8        8        8        4        4        4        4
  1 bedroom..................      38       36       36       36       37       36       35
  2 bedrooms.................      41       42       43       45       44       46       45
  3 bedrooms or more.........      13       13       13       15       15       14       16

Units in structure, total         100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1 unit.....................      15       15       15       17       20       19       21
  2 units....................      11       10       10       11       11       12       12
  3 and 4 units..............      14       14       14       12       13       13       13
  5 to 9 units...............      17       18       18       16       16       15       15
  10 units or more...........      39       40       40       39       36       36       34
  Mobile homes...............       4        3        3        4        5        5        5

Duration of vacancy, total...     100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  Less than 1 month..........      29       28       27       31       29       29       29
  1 to 2 months..............      16       16       16       18       19       19       19
  2 to 4 months..............      20       20       20       18       19       19       20
  4 to 6 months..............      10       11       11       11       11       10       10
  6 months or more...........      26       25       25       23       22       23       22
    6 to 12 months...........      12       11       11       11       11       11       11
    1 to 2 years.............       9        9        9        7        7        7        6
    2 years or more..........       5        5        5        6        4        5        5

Year structure built, total..     100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  1970 or later..............      40       41       41       41       42       44       44
  1960 to 1969...............      17       16       16       16       14       14       14
  1950 to 1959...............      10       10       10       11       12       11       12
  1940 to 1949...............       9        9        9        9       10        9        9
  1939 or earlier............      25       24       24       23       22       23       22

Monthly rent, total..........     100      100      100      100      100      100      100
  Less than $100.............       1        1        1        2        2        2        1
  $100 to $199...............       7        5        5        5        4        4        3
  $200 to $249...............       8        7        7        7        6        4        5
  $250 to $299...............       9       10       10        8        8        7        9
  $300 to $399...............      22       21       21       22       23       24       23
  $400 to $499...............      19       20       19       20       19       20       18
  $500 to $599...............      12       13       13       14       14       14       14
  $600 to $699...............       8        8        8        8        9        8        8
  $700 to $799...............       5        5        5        5        5        5        5
  $800 or more...............       9       10       10       10       11       12       13
Median rent
(Actual dollars).............     411      431      430      429      438      444      442
(1997 constant dollars)......     470      479      478      465      461      454      442

/r Revised.  NA  Not Available.
/1 Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more.