Glossary of Acronyms
The list below includes legislation, programs, agencies, surveys, and models; for a survey, program, or model, the agency that developed or is responsible for it is given in parentheses.
AFDC
Aid to Families with Dependent Children [program] (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
AHCPR
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research [formerly, National Center for Health Services Research-NCHSR] (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
AHS
American Housing Survey (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
ASPE
[Office of the] Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
BEA
Bureau of Economic Analysis (U.S. Department of Commerce)
BLS
Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Department of Labor)
CASE
Computer-assisted software engineering
CBO
Congressional Budget Office
CES
Consumer Expenditure Survey (BLS)
CGE
Computable general equilibrium [models]
CORSIM
Cornell Simulation Model
CPI
Consumer Price Index (BLS)
CPS
Current Population Survey (BLS and Census Bureau)
DOL
[U.S.] Department of Labor
DRI
Data Resources, Inc.
DYNASIM2
Dynamic Simulation of Income Model 2 (Urban Institute)
FNS
Food and Nutrition Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
FOSTERS
Food Stamp Eligibility Routines (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
FSA
Family Support Act [of 1988]
GAO
General Accounting Office
GNP
Gross National Product (BEA)
HANES
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NCHS)
HBSM
Health Benefits Simulation Model (Lewin/ICF, Inc.)
HCFA
Health Care Financing Administration (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
HEW
[U.S. Department of] Health, Education, and Welfare
HHS
[U.S. Department of] Health and Human Services
HIS
Health Interview Survey (NCHS)
HITSM
Household Income and Tax Simulation Model (Lewin/ICF, Inc.)
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IQCS
Integrated Quality Control System (HHS and FNS)
IRA
Individual retirement account
IRS
Internal Revenue Service (U.S. Department of the Treasury)
ISDP
Income Survey Development Program (ASPE and SSA)
JCT
Joint Committee on Taxation (U.S. Congress)
KGB
Kasten, Greenberg, and Betson [model] (ASPE)
LTCFM
Long-Term Care Financing [Sub]Model (Lewin/ICF, Inc.)
MATH
Micro Analysis of Transfers to Households [model] (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)
MDM
Macroeconomic-Demographic Model (Lewin/ICF, Inc.)
MRPIS
Multi-Regional Policy Impact Simulation [model] (Social Welfare Research Institute, Boston College)
MS-DOS
Microsoft Disk Operating System [for personal computers]
NCHS
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NCHSR
National Center for Health Services Research [now, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research-AHCPR] (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIA
National Institute on Aging (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIPA
National Income and Product Accounts (BEA)
NMCES
[1977] National Medical Care Expenditure Survey (NCHSR with NCHS)
NMCUES
[1980] National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey (NCHS with HCFA)
NMES
[1987] National Medical Expenditure Survey (AHCPR with HCFA)
OASDI
Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance [social security] (SSA)
OBRA
[1981] Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OMB
[U.S.] Office of Management and Budget
OTA
Office of Tax Analysis (U.S. Department of the Treasury)
PBJI
Program for Better Jobs and Income (Carter administration)
PC
Personal computer
POPSIM
Population Simulation [model]
PRISM
Pension and Retirement Income Simulation Model (Lewin/ICF, Inc.)
PSID
Panel Study of Income Dynamics (Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan)
RIM
Reforms in Income Maintenance [model] (President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs)
SIPP
Survey of Income and Program Participation (Census Bureau)
SOCSIM
[Demographic]-Social Simulation [model]
SOI
Statistics of Income [Division] (Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury); Statistics of Income [samples of tax returns]
SPSD/M
Social Policy Simulation Database/Model (Statistics Canada)
SSA
Social Security Administration (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
SSI
Supplemental Security Income [program] (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
STATS
Simulated Tax and Transfer System [model] (SSA)
TRA
[1986] Tax Reform Act
TRIM2
Transfer Income Model 2 (Urban Institute)