The Special Tabulation on Aging (STA) is a set of 116 population tables and 69 housing and household tables which were tabulated by the Census Bureau for AoA from the Census 2000 sample (“long form”) data.  The topics covered in these tabulations include age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, marital status, income, poverty, disability, and much more.  This tabulation provides much more detail on the older population (60+) than is available from other Census sources. 

The data  are organized by individual tables.  Each table includes data for  a state (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) and data are shown for  a  number of geographical levels: U.S. (50 states +DC), state,  Planning and Service Area ( PSA - the geographic area served by a single area agency on aging), county, county subdivision in 12 states with a population of 2,500 or more, place with a population of 2,500 or more, census tract, as well as American Indian and  Alaska Native areas.   Also, the urban and rural components of states and PSAs are shown. The data  are in the form of Excel tables.  A free Excel viewer software may be used by those who do not have Excel.  A menu will assist users to select the information that they want.  The technical documentation provides extensive details about such topics as the tabulation specifications, the geographical levels shown,  how to use the statistical tables, and the measures used to protect confidentiality.

• Proceed to select a table

• Technical Documentation [in pdf format] - includes a complete listing of the table specifications, the geographic levels used, and other technical matters 
   
• Download the free Excel viewer (needed only if you do not have software to read an Excel spreadsheet)

Notes: 

• Please Read: Things to Know about the Special Tabulation on Aging - Key excepts from the technical documentation. Note especially the section on confidentiality.
  
• If you have difficulty opening the PDF file(s) of the Technical Documentation, right+click on the link to the pdf file, save the file on your computer, and then open the file by double clicking on it from Windows Explorer.
  
• This product can be obtained on DVD or CD by contacting the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA) by email at:  NACDA@icpsr.umich.edu or by telephone at 734-615-9516
  
• The Census Bureau’s reference for this product is STP 9.
  
• Questions about the STA may be emailed to: saadia.greenberg@aoa.gov.