Education may, in part, exert its influence through lifestyle and dietary habits although dietary information was not included in the current study. Low levels of education may associate with not only an unhealthy diet, but also lack of consistent and meaningful physical activity and increased alcohol consumption. Secondly, it is possible that increased educational attainment is associated with an increased awareness of the mechanisms of good health and wellness and blood pressure and cardiovascular maintenance. Lastly, high levels of education may be most influential on health outcomes, including hypertension and through occupational choices. The range and number of occupational opportunities, and their subsequent health care benefit packages, are exponentially higher for those with higher education as compared to those with lower levels of education