Table 1.  Rental and Homeowner Vacancy Rates for the United States:
          1960 and 1965 to 1994 
 
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                      Rental vacancy rate           Homeowner vacancy rate
 Year        
                 First  Second   Third  Fourth   First  Second   Third  Fourth
               quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter quarter
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 1994............  7.5     7.4     7.2     7.4     1.4     1.4     1.4     1.6
 1993r...........  7.8     7.6     7.0     6.9     1.4     1.4     1.4     1.4

 1993............  7.9     7.6     7.1     6.9     1.4     1.4     1.4     1.4
 1992............  7.4     7.7     7.3     7.1     1.5     1.6     1.6     1.5
 1991............  7.5     7.3     7.6     7.3     1.7     1.8     1.8     1.6
 1990............  7.5     7.0     7.2     7.2     1.7     1.7     1.7     1.7
 1989r...........  7.5     7.4     7.6     7.1     1.7     1.7     1.9     1.8

 1989............  7.3     7.3     7.3     6.8     1.5     1.6     1.8     1.6
 1988............  8.0     7.7     7.8     7.3     1.6     1.6     1.6     1.6
 1987............  7.4     7.5     8.1     7.8     1.7     1.7     1.7     1.6
 1986............  6.9     7.3     7.5     7.7     1.5     1.7     1.6     1.6
 1985............  6.3     6.2     6.8     6.7     1.8     1.9     1.8     1.6
 1984............  5.6     5.5     6.0     6.3     1.6     1.7     1.7     1.7
 1983............  5.7     5.5     5.8     5.5     1.4     1.5     1.6     1.6
 1982............  5.3     5.1     5.3     5.5     1.4     1.6     1.5     1.6 
 1981............  5.2     5.0     5.0     5.0     1.3     1.3     1.5     1.4
 1980............  5.2     5.6     5.7     5.0     1.3     1.4     1.4     1.4  
 1979r...........  5.1     5.5     5.7     5.4     1.1     1.1     1.2     1.3

 1979............  4.8     5.0     5.2     5.0     1.0     1.1     1.1     1.1
 1978............  5.0     5.1     5.0     5.0     1.0     0.9     1.0     1.1
 1977............  5.1     5.3     5.4     5.1     1.3     1.3     1.1     1.0
 1976............  5.5     5.8     5.7     5.3     1.2     1.2     1.3     1.2
 1975............  6.1     6.3     6.2     5.4     1.2     1.2     1.4     1.2
 1974............  6.2     6.3     6.2     6.0     1.2     1.1     1.2     1.3
 1973............  5.7     5.8     5.8     5.8     1.0     0.9     1.1     1.2
 1972............  5.3     5.5     5.8     5.6     1.0     1.0     0.9     1.0
 1971............  5.3     5.3     5.6     5.6     1.0     0.9     1.0     1.0
 1970............  5.4     5.4     5.3     5.2     1.0     1.0     1.1     1.1
 1969............  5.6     5.7     5.5     5.1     1.0     1.0     1.1     1.0
 1968............  6.1     6.2     5.9     5.4     1.1     1.1     1.2     1.2
 1967............  7.3     6.9     7.0     6.2     1.4     1.3     1.4     1.3
 1966............  8.3     7.4     7.4     7.7     1.5     1.5     1.4     1.3
 1965............  8.5     8.2     7.8     8.5     1.7     1.5     1.6     1.5
 1960............  8.0     8.0     8.3     8.4     1.2     1.3     1.3     1.3

 rRevised.     

Source: U.S. Census Bureau