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VALS is not an abbreviation. Originally, VALS was based on social values, and at that time VALS was an acronym for Values and Lifestyles. However, currently, VALS is based on selected psychological traits and key demographics instead of values, so we dropped Values and Lifestyles but retained the VALS brand.
