## Project Title
Uncovering the Underlying Causes for the Narrowing, Stalling, and Widening Black-White Mortality Gap from 2000 to 2022 in the United States

## Research Team
- Hui Zheng
- Yoonyoung Choi
- Taehyun Ethan Kim

## Data Sources

### Primary Data
1. American Community Survey (2000-2022)
2. CDC Multiple Cause of Death Data (2000-2022)

*Note: Raw data must be retrieved directly from the respective organizations due to distribution restrictions.*

## Repository Contents

### Analysis Files
- `112024_decomposition YLL analysis.xlsx`: Sample Examples of Years of Life Lost (YLL) methodology and primary analyses

- Graph source data
1. decomposition analysis_complete2_05132023.csv: For figure 1
2. decomposition analysis_complete_by_causes_final.csv: For figure 2-5 by causes of death
3. decomposition analysis_complete_by_age_final.csv: For figure 2-4 by age groups

- Visualization code - Stata (ver 18)
Graph dofile.do

## Contact Information

For inquiries regarding code implementation or dataset details, please contact:

Yoonyoung Choi  
Email: choi.1620@osu.edu

## Last Updated
February 16, 2025