Acronyms
A
Acronym
Full Name
Type
AAPOR
American Association for Public Opinion Research
Organization
AARP
American Association of Retired Persons
Organization
ABC
American Broadcasting Company
Organization
ACLU
American Civil Liberties Union
Organization
ACS
American Community Survey
Organization
ADL
Anti-Defamation League
Organization
AEI
American Enterprise Institute
Organization
AFL-CIO
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
Organization
AGB
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
Organization
AIG
American Insurance Group
Organization
AIPO
American Institute for Public Opinion (Gallup)
Organization
AJC
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Organization
AMA
American Medical Association
Organization
ANA
American Nurses Association
Organization
AOC
Accountants on Call
Organization
AP
The Associated Press
Organization
ASEP, SA
Analisis Sociologicos, Economicos y Politicos S.A.
Organization
ASIES
Asociacion de Investigacion y Estudios Sociales
Organization
AT&T
American Telephone and Telegraph
Organization
B
Acronym
Full Name
Type
BASR
Bureau of Applied Social Research
Organization
BBC
British Broadcasting Corporation
Organization
C
Acronym
Full Name
Type
CASRO
The Council of American Survey Research Organizations
Organization
CBOS
Centrum Badania Opinii Spoleczjen (Poland)
Organization
CBS
Columbia Broadcasting System
Organization
CCI
Consumer Comfort Index
Poll series
CCNY
City College of New York
Organization
CEDATOS
Centro de Estudios y Datos (Ecuador)
Organization
CEDOP
Centrum pro Efektivni Dopravu (Czech Republic)
Organization
CEMA
Centar za istrazivanje marketinga (Croatia)
Organization
CEOP
Centro de Estudios de Opinion Publica
Organization
CEP
Centro De Estudios Publicos
Organization
CERC
Competitive Edge Research and Communication
Organization
CESSI
Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute
Organization
CID
Consultoria Interdisciplinaria en Desarrollo
Organization
CIDE
Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas
Organization
CIPO
Canadian Institute of Public Opinion (Gallup)
Organization
CIS
Centro de Investigaciones Sociologicas
Organization
CISER
Centro Italiano Studi e Richerche S.p.A.
Organization
CISER
Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research
Organization
CNN
Cable News Network
Organization
COMECSO
Consejo Mexicano de Ciences Sociales
Organization
COPAFS
Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics
Organization
COSSA
Consortium of Social Science Associations
Organization
CREF
College Retirement Equities Fund
Organization
CSA
Conseils Sondages Analyses
Organization
CSM
Christian Science Monitor'
Organization
CSRA
Center for Survey Research and Analysis
Organization
E
Acronym
Full Name
Type
EPI
Economic Policy Institute
Organization
ESOMAR
The World Association of Research Professionals
Organization
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
Organization
G
Acronym
Full Name
Type
GEO
Gabinete de Estudios de Opinion
Organization
GIRI
Gallup International Research Institutes
Organization
H
Acronym
Full Name
Type
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
Organization
HSPH
Harvard School of Public Health
Organization
HUD
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Organization
I
Acronym
Full Name
Type
IBOPE
Instituto Brasileiro de Opiniao Publica e Estatistica (Brazil)
Organization
ICR
International Communications Research
Organization
IIPO
Indian Institute of Public Opinion (Gallup)
Organization
IISR
Institute for International Social Research
Organization
IMOP
Instituto de Marketing y Opinion
Organization
IMR
Institute for Market Research
Organization
INESE
Institute for Social and Economic Studies
Organization
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
Organization
ISSP
International Social Survey Programme
Organization
L
Acronym
Full Name
Type
LAPS
Laboratorio Analisi Politiche e Sociali
Organization
LAT
Los Angeles Times
Organization
M
Acronym
Full Name
Type
MADD
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Organization
MARG
Marketing and Research Group
Organization
MEMRB
Middle East Marketing Research Bureau
Organization
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Organization
MORI
Market and Opinion Research International
Organization
MRAS
Market Research and Advisory Services
Organization
MRAS
Marketing Research Association
Organization
MSNBC
Microsoft News Broadcasting Company
Organization
MSS
Multi Stage Sampling
Method
MTV
Music Television
Organization
N
Acronym
Full Name
Type
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Organization
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company
Organization
NCPP
The National Council on Public Polls
Organization
NIPO
Netherlands Institute of Public Opinion (Gallup)
Organization
NOP
National Opinion Poll
Organization
NORC
National Opinion Research Council
Organization
NPR
National Public Radio
Organization
NSF
National Science Foundation
Organization
NYT
New York Times
Organization
O
P
Acronym
Full Name
Type
PBS
Public Broadcasting System
Organization
PDK
Phi Delta Kappa
Organization
PEVA
Piyasa Etüd Müşavirlik Araştırma
Organization
PORI
Public Opinion Research of Israel
Organization
PPIC
Public Opinion Institute of California
Organization
PPP
Public Policy Polling
Organization
PRRI
Public Religion Research Institute
Organization
PSRA
Princeton Survey Research Associates
Organization
Q
R
Acronym
Full Name
Type
RBC
Royal Bank of Canada
Organization
RBS
Registration-Based Sampling
Method
RDD
Random Digit Dialing
Method
S
Acronym
Full Name
Type
SIRME
Societa Internazionale per le Richerche di Mercato
Organization
SRS
Simple Random Sample
Method
SSRS
Social Science Research Solutions
Organization
T
Acronym
Full Name
Type
TI
Transparency Initiative (AAPOR)
Project
TIAA
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America
Organization
TIPP
Techno Metrica Institute of Policy and Politics
Organization
U
Acronym
Full Name
Type
USDA
US Department of Agriculture
Organization
USIA
United States Information Agency
Organization
USM
Ukraine Survey and Market Research
Organization
V
W
Acronym
Full Name
Type
WaPo
The Washington Post
Organization
WAPOR
The World Association for Public Opinion Research
Organization
WSJ
Wall Street Journal
Organization