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Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS)
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Annual Statistics: 2007
Table B-1. Standard Errors of Vacancy Rates by Area: 2007
(Range of 68 chances out of 100)
90-Percent
Rental Rate Confidence Interval (+/-)\1
for Year-to-year of 2007 of
year difference rate difference
United States................... 9.7 (z) 0.3 0.4
Inside Metropolitan Areas..... 9.8 0.1 0.4 0.4
In central cities........... 10.0 (z) 0.5 0.5
Not in central cities....... 9.6 0.3 0.5 0.6
Outside Metropolitan Areas.... 9.3 -0.7 1.2 1.2
Northeast..................... 7.0 -0.1 0.5 0.5
Midwest....................... 11.5 -0.9 0.6 0.7
South......................... 12.3 0.7 0.7 0.7
West.......................... 6.7 -0.1 0.6 0.6
For-rent as a percent of all housing units
United States................... 3.0 (z) 0.1 0.1
Inside Metropolitan Areas..... 3.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Outside Metropolitan Areas.... 2.0 -0.1 0.3 0.3
Northeast..................... 2.4 (z) 0.2 0.2
Midwest....................... 3.2 -0.2 0.2 0.2
South......................... 3.6 0.2 0.2 0.3
West.......................... 2.3 (z) 0.2 0.2
90-Percent
Homeowner Rate Confidence Interval (+/-)\1
for Year-to-year of 2007 of
year difference rate difference
United States................... 2.7 0.4 0.1 0.1
Inside Metropolitan Areas..... 2.8 0.4 0.1 0.1
In central cities........... 3.6 0.5 0.3 0.2
Not in central cities....... 2.4 0.3 0.1 0.1
Outside Metropolitan Areas.... 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.2
Northeast..................... 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.2
Midwest....................... 2.8 0.2 0.2 0.2
South......................... 3.1 0.4 0.2 0.2
West.......................... 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.2
For-sale-only as a percent of all housing units
United States................... 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.1
Inside Metropolitan Areas..... 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.1
Outside Metropolitan Areas.... 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.1
Northeast..................... 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Midwest....................... 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.1
South......................... 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.1
West.......................... 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.1
\1 A 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate's reliability. The larger the confidence interval is, in
relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate.
Z less than 0.05 percent.
Go to Housing Vacancies and Homeownership Annual Statistics: 2007
Contact Bob Callis or Linda Cavanaugh at (301)763-3199 or visit ask.census.gov for further information on the Housing Vacancy Survey.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: February 20, 2008
