SAS Stacked Bar Chart
Example SAS Code:
This code produces the graph shown above. You can download this code and use it as a template to create a similar graph using your data. In this case, the data used are summarized.
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DATA BARGRAPH;
INPUT ITEM $10. AGREE NEUTRAL DISAGREE;
* TURN THE DATA INTO PERCENTS WITHIN QUESTION;
APCT=100*(agree / SUM(of AGREE,NEUTRAL,DISAGREE));
NPCT=100*(neutral / SUM(of AGREE,NEUTRAL,DISAGREE));
DPCT=100*(disagree / SUM(of AGREE,NEUTRAL,DISAGREE));
percent="Agree";wt= APCT;output;
percent= "Neutral";wt=NPCT;output;
percent="Disagree";wt=DPCT;output;
keep item percent WT;
datalines;
QUESTION1 89 4 7
QUESTION2 84 8 6
QUESTION3 55 23 22
QUESTION4 21 45 34
QUESTION5 33 33 33
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RUN;
goptions reset=all;
goptions hsize=8 vsize=6;
options nodate nonumber orientation=landscape;
* SPECIFY COLORS AND PATTERNS FOR THE BARS;
pattern1 value=solid color=blue;
pattern2 value=solid color=yellow;
pattern3 value=solid color=maroon;
pattern4 value=solid color=green;
pattern5 value=solid color=purple;
*DESIGN THE LEGEND TO BE AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CHART
* NOTE: SINCE WE COMBINED AGREE AND STRONGLY AGREE INTO ONE ITEM (AGREE)
* WE INCLUDE THAT INFORMATION ON THE LABEL, AND SEPARATE IT INTO THREE
* LINES FOR BETTER SPACING;
legend1 value=(angle=90 f=swiss h=.75) shape=bar(1,3) label=none
order=("Agree" "Neutral" "Disagree")
value=(tick=1 justify=c 'Strongly'
justify=c 'Agree'
justify=c 'or Agree'
tick=2 justify=c ' '
justify=c ' Neutral'
justify=c ' '
tick=3 justify=c 'Strongly'
justify=c 'Disagree'
justify=c 'or Disagree')
position = (middle right outside)
across=1;
* CREATE AXIS DEFINITIONS
AXIS1 is GROUP AXIS, GAXIS
AXIS2 IS RESPONSE AXIS, RAXIS
AXIS3 IS MIDPOINT AXIS, MAXIS;
axis1 label=none value=(angle=55 h=.8 f=Swiss);
axis2 label=(angle=90 f=Swiss H=1.5 "Percent") order=(0 to 100 by 10);
axis3 value=none label=none;
title h=1.25 "Stacked Barchart with Key on Side";
* CODE TO CTEATE THE STACKED BARCHART WHERE
VBAR (creates vertical bars based on the grouping variable variable ITEM
GROUP=ITEM
SUBGROUP=PERCENT designates the percents for each item
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proc gchart data=bargraph;
vbar item/ frame sumvar=wt subgroup=percent group=item
nozero gaxis=axis1 raxis=axis2
maxis=axis3
legend=legend1;
run;
quit;
Stacked Bar Chart SAS Code
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