State data on STATE DATA FREQUENTLY SOUGHT... BUT IS A SOURCE ITEM In recent years, those needing state estimates have been forced to rely In California, Maryland, and Hawaii, for example, the permit levels ... MAIN USES For precise market analysis requirements, these estimates A NOTE ON METHOD ... "Year-built data" from the 1960 Census was This permitted estimates of starts levels for each state which could be used with state permit data to derive an adjustment factor. Adjustment factors are then applied to state permit levels for each of the years estimated. FUTURE REFINEMENTS ... A number of refinements in this data are both possible and desirable--and these will be developed as time permits. In particular, it is desirable to differentiate between sale housing and rental housing--or between one-family and multi-family housing. This distinction would be important for many users. Also, because the adjustment factors were derived from totals, there are undoubtedly some biases in the starts estimates for states which have a low rate of permit coverage in combination with recent major shifts in the mix of multiple housing. This is because the major discrepancies between permits and actual construction occur largely in one-family home structures--the dominant type in non-metropolitan areas without building permit systems. |