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To facilitate more detailed analysis, this section of AGID provides access to AoA-related survey databases. Additional files will be added in future releases of the site. Downloadable files include:

Data files in CSV/ASCII format
Data files in SAS transport format for users who want to use SAS to process the data
Codebooks containing variable listings and unweighted and weighted frequencies (PDF and HTML)
Documentation files containing technical information on data collection, use of the data, and, when applicable, information on survey sampling and weights
Survey instruments
SAS programming statements to assist users with loading, labeling and formatting the data files

Click on a link below for access to the survey data files and documentation.

ACS Special Tabulation

The five year ACS Special Tabulation on Aging is based on the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2005-2009 data. Over 60 tables for each of the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are included, with 10 different geographic levels of aggregation including state, county, AoA’s planning and service areas (PSAs), congressional districts, tribal areas, and census tracts. The topics range from age, sex, and race/ethnicity to income and poverty, with particular emphasis on the 60 and older population. The results may be used for many purposes including serving as a component in the allocation formulas for Older Americans Act funding and for planning programs and services for the aging at all levels.

National Survey of OAA Participants

The National Survey of OAA Participants is a collection of annual national surveys conducted by AoA of recipients of select Title III services. Their purpose is to obtain performance outcome measurement information. This information is used in AoA’s Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) plan and Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) assessment. While GPRA requires Federal agencies to use performance measurement to improve the performance of Federal programs, the PART is used to evaluate the performance of Federal programs, particularly through outcome measurement.

National Survey of Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) 2005/2006

The AAA survey was conducted to determine the extent to which Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) are involved in service system integration and coordination. It is also designed to provide basic descriptive information on AAA characteristics, health promotion and disease prevention activity, and management information systems and performance measurement at the AAA level. It is intended to identify areas in which AAAs play a major role in integrating, coordinating, and delivering services to those older persons in most need.

The data were collected with the cooperation of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A) and the National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA). The AAA data collection did not employ statistical sampling techniques. The universe of AAAs were contacted to participate in the survey. There was an overall 77% response rate from the AAAs, although the response rates for specific questions can be higher or lower.