“…This intuition is in line with results by Conti et al (2010a,c), who 88 The effect is relative to the baseline category: high school graduate. 89 Researchers find effects of education on the following mediators of longevity: smoking, obesity, depression, diet, alcohol consumption, physical activity, regular exercise, regular health checkups, and patient adherence to medical protocols (Conti et al, 2010a,c;Droomers et al, 1998Droomers et al, , 1999Hegazi et al, 2010;Park and Kang, 2008;Mirowsky, 1998, 1999;Thrane, 2006). It has also been demonstrated that Conscientiousness affects at least the following mediators: smoking, alcohol consumption, mental health, patient adherence to medical regimens for renal dialysis, vigorous physical activity, physical activity, drug use, unhealthy eating, risky driving, risky sex, suicide, and violence Christensen and Smith, 1995;de Brujin et al, 2009;Friedman et al, 1995;Martin et al, 2007Martin et al, , 1995Roberts and Walton, 2004).…”