Analyzing a vast amount of data about health and deaths among Americans, Case and Deaton showed declining life expectancy and health for middle-aged white Americans, especially those with a high school education or less. Among the causes were suicide, drugs, and alcoholism.
在分析了大量美国人的健康和死亡数据后，凯斯和迪顿发现中年美国白人预期寿命和健康状况都在不断恶化，尤其是那些只拥有高中或更低学历者。导致这一状况的其中一些原因是自杀，吸毒和酗酒。