For years, a silent epidemic has afflicted America without anyone particularly noticing: White middle age people are dying.

The stunning Princeton University study has raised issues with a loss of expectations for Americans who feel they are losing out in the American dream. In the past generation, steady jobs have vanished, leaving former workers to scramble to take crummy jobs or sit stewing at home, thinking what might have been.

We crunch the numbers to find out what's the case in Georgia. Read here to find out why.