I am trying to reproduce (with my own data) the chart in the CDC report (Rudd, RA et al 2016 ) below, showing change in opioid overdose rate by state. This is not the way I would have chosen to display the data, but the authors did. So In the name of replication that’s what I am going to do too. I’ve never seen change in rate displayed like this so I don’t even know where to begin with google/forum searches. Image: https://goo.gl/images/fCm1sm Article: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm655051e1.htm The main features of this would be y axis with states, x axis with rates, two obs (rate10, rate15) displayed per y value (state), both obs are connected with a line, year is the group var, color coded so that 2010 rate= open round cap , 2015 rate= Filled round cap. I’m not totally new to creating figures in SAS but I’m not a pro so It may help me understand an answer to have fake data so here it goes Data staterates; Input state $ rate year; Format state $2. Rate 4.2 year 4.0; datalines; AK 56.34 2010 AK 36.56 2015 IL 21.47 2010 IL 48.21 2015 CA 14.60 2010 CA 18.6 2015 ; Run; Thank you!
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