[PS] Data Workshop: “Opioid Crisis Through the Lens of Health Disparities”

[Pre-Class Preparation] Data Pull Instructions: I guide students through CDC WONDER:

  1. Go to wonder.cdc.gov
  2. Select “Multiple Cause of Death”
  3. Filter:
    • Years: 2010-2022
    • ICD-10 codes: X40-X44, X60-X64, X85, Y10-Y14 (drug poisoning)
    • Group by: State, Year, Race, Age Group
  4. Export rates per 100,000

[In-Class Data Exercises] Exploring the Income-Health Gradient Task: Test if poorer states have higher opioid death rates Data needed:

  • Opioid death rates by state (CDC WONDER)
  • Median household income by state (Census; provided by the instructor)
  • Poverty rates by state (provided by the instructor)

Deliverables Create scatterplot: income vs. opioid death rate