Education, Health, and Health Behaviours:

The association between education and health has been discussed by many papers. Bettereducated individuals report better health. However, a clear explanation for this education gradient remains a topic of discussion. An attempt is made at explaining the gradient by analysing the role health behaviours play in the association of education and health using survey data from the Netherlands in 2016. Health behaviours are found to explain a large portion of the education gradient, but do not explain it in its entirety.