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Home Ownership.  Both CPS mothers and fathers were more likely to own their home than DoD parents (Table 7.3).  On the other hand, CPS parents were less likely than DoD parents to have housing arrangements other than buying or renting.  This arrangement was very rare among CPS parents, but occurred for roughly 5 percent of DoD parents.  Although there were no differences between the parents of Active and Reserve Component accessions, within the active duty Service categories both mothers and fathers were more likely to own their home if their child enlisted in the Air Force rather than one of the other Services.  Finally, both DoD and CPS fathers were more likely to own their home than mothers, who were more likely to rent.

Table 7.3.  Home Ownership Status of Parents of FY 1997 NPS Recruits, by Gender and Service, with Civilian Comparison Group (Percent)
	Active Component				DoD Subtotal		Total
Residence	Army	Navy	Marine Corps	Air Force	Active Duty	Guard/ Reserve	DoD	CPS
FATHERS
Own   Rent   Other	77.5 17.7   4.8	78.1 17.1   4.8	75.9 18.3   5.9	79.5 15.5   5.0	77.7 17.3   5.0	77.8 17.1   5.1	77.7 17.3   5.0	83.8 15.3   1.0
MOTHERS
Own   Rent   Other	70.0 25.5   4.5	71.6 24.1   4.3	71.6 22.7   5.6	73.9 21.0   5.0	71.3 24.0   4.8	72.4 22.9   4.8	71.6 23.7   4.8	76.6 22.4   1.0
Cells may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding. Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 1996- September 1997.

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