Terms

ACS        American Community Survey

CDC        Department of Health & Human Services, Center for Disease Control

DEDE        Demographic Economic Data Explorer; computer software

EDA        Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration

FDIC        Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

ITA        Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration

NCES        Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics

NOAA        Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NIST        Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology

NTIA        Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration

QCEW        Department of Labor, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

SIPP        Survey of Income and Program Participation

TIGER        Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing

USPTO        Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office

VTD        Voting Tabulation District or election precinct area