Running head: REDUCED INEQUALITY IN EDUCATION 9
Educational inequality affects nursing, healthcare, and individual health. In many industrialized countries, it has been shown that social inequality affects health. In addition, other studies have shown that people with lower socioeconomic statuses are more likely to have back pain and comorbidities than those with higher socioeconomic statuses. It is reported that education levels also play an important role in back pain prevalence. A study was conducted in Austria to determine if education inequality was a predictor of back pain (Großschädl, F). The results showed that socioeconomic status as well as educational levels are indicators