Research Article

Testing Estimates of Housing Cost Differences among US Metropolitan Areas

Table 2

Variable means and standard deviation.

ā€‰MeanStandard deviationMetropolitan areas included

Table 1 variables, 1990 to 2000 change
Shelter CPI0.3340.065425
Measure A0.3000.086225
Measure B0.3440.103325
Measure C0.3790.153025
Measure D0.4230.099825
Measure E0.2870.089325

Table 3 variables, large sample metropolitan areas in 2000, all households
Proxy5.5080.438177
Measure A1.0000.273177
Measure B1.0000.302177
Measure C1.0000.385177
Measure D1.0000.357177
Measure E1.0000.243177
Average household income ($1,000s)60.31712.255177
Average household size2.7950.239177
Proportion of population black0.1140.095177
Proportion of population Asian0.0370.058177
Proportion of population Hispanic0.1090.142177
Proportion of population immigrated in the last 10 years0.0470.037177

Table 4 variables, ACCRA metropolitan areas in 2000, all households
Proxy5.5280.40987
Measure A0.9280.18187
Measure B0.9140.18587
Measure C0.9740.20087
Measure D0.9120.24587
Measure E0.9240.13687
Measure F0.9910.20087
Average household income ($1,000s)56.8706.61087
Average household size2.7760.24787
Proportion of population black0.1190.09387
Proportion of population Asian0.0260.02187
Proportion of population Hispanic0.1140.16087
Proportion of population immigrated in the last 10 years0.0420.03487

Table 6 variables, large sample metropolitan areas in 2000, recent movers
Proxy5.0740.416177
Average household income ($1,000s)54.07410.553177
Average household size2.7480.251177
Proportion of population black0.1260.098177
Proportion of population Asian0.0370.048177
Proportion of population Hispanic0.1190.141177
Proportion of population immigrated in the last 10 years0.0600.046177

Table 7 variables, ACCRA metropolitan areas in 2000, recent movers
Proxy5.1150.38687
Average household income ($1,000s)51.4166.33487
Average household size2.7310.26187
Proportion of population black0.1330.09787
Proportion of population Asian0.0270.01887
Proportion of population Hispanic0.1210.15887
Proportion of population immigrated in the last 10 years0.0520.04087

Table 9 variables, BLS metropolitan areas in 2000, recent movers
Housing portion of area price level index1.0220.24225
Measure A1.0000.21325
Measure B1.0000.23425
Measure C1.0000.30725
Measure D1.0000.29325
Measure E1.0000.18025

Means and standard deviations for variables are not listed if they have already appeared. For example, those for Table 5 are not listed, since they appear in Tables 3 and 4.