MA Research Paper

Degree

Master of Arts

Program

Sociology

Supervisor

Dr. Anna Zajacova

Abstract

Previous literature has found that rural Canadians are at a health disadvantage compared to their urban counterparts across a number of health outcomes. Less is known, however, about whether this pattern extends to chronic pain, especially in a Canadian context. Using a sample of 1820 Canadian adults aged 25 and older from the Recovery and Resilience COVID-19 Survey, this study explores the relationship between rurality and chronic pain. A series of nested negative binominal regression models were estimated. It was found that rurality is associated with significantly higher pain, though three measures of socioeconomic status explained some of rural disadvantage. Information on which populations are being impacted the most by chronic pain is an important first step in trying to reduce health disparities.

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