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 of Air Force recruits were more likely to own their homes than parents in the other Services.  Finally, both DoD and CPS fathers were more likely to own their homes than mothers, who were more likely to rent.

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