A new study from Princeton University economists says white middle-aged Americans without college educations are dying at higher rates. Professors Anne Case and Angus Deaton wrote the study. It finds that men and women older than 45 but younger than retirement age are dying from what one expert calls deaths of despair. These include deaths from suicide, drug overdose or alcohol-related diseases. They say this is caused by the loss of middle-income jobs for those without a college degree. The economists also say that fewer job opportunities have created other problems for this group. The researchers say they are more likely than those with college degrees to be unemployed, unmarried or suffer from poor health.
Title: Death Rates Rising for Middle-Aged Whites with Little Education
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1762/death_rates.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Death Rates Rising for Middle-Aged Whites with Little Education' data-article-id='2280'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='14813'>A new study from Princeton University economists says white middle-aged Americans without college educations are dying at higher rates.</span> <span data-start-time='14813' data-end-time='21250'>Professors Anne Case and Angus Deaton wrote the study.</span> <span data-start-time='21250' data-end-time='35708'>It finds that men and women older than 45 but younger than retirement age are dying from what one expert calls deaths of despair.</span> <span data-start-time='35708' data-end-time='44125'>These include deaths from suicide, drug overdose or alcohol-related diseases.</span> <span data-start-time='44125' data-end-time='53313'>They say this is caused by the loss of middle-income jobs for those without a college degree.</span> <span data-start-time='53313' data-end-time='61625'>The economists also say that fewer job opportunities have created other problems for this group.</span> <span data-start-time='61625' data-end-time='73750'>The researchers say they are more likely than those with college degrees to be unemployed, unmarried or suffer from poor health.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1762/poor_health.m4a'><span>poor health</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1762/unmarried.m4a'><span>unmarried</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1762/unemployed.m4a'><span>unemployed</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=8346 data-hint-location='44125' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1762/what_is_causing_death_rates_in_the_group_studied.m4a'>What is causing death rates in the group studied?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='loss of jobs'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1762/low_income.m4a'><span>low income</span></div><div class='choice' 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