Table 1. Occupational categories and subcategories registered in CoronIT, occupation- and age-associated risk of SARS-CoV-2 test positivity study, the Netherlands, 2020.
| Occupational category | Occupational subcategory |
|---|---|
| Healthcare worker or paramedic (hospital, long-term care facility or elsewhere) |
Physician |
| Audiologist | |
| Dietician | |
| Physiotherapist, occupational therapist, remedial therapist, podiatrist | |
| (Clinical) aesthetician | |
| Speech therapist | |
| Optometrist | |
| Dentist, dental hygienist | |
| Nurse | |
| Caregiver | |
| Close-contacta professional | Hairdresser |
| Aesthetician | |
| Manicurist | |
| Pedicurist | |
| Driving Instructor | |
| Sports trainer or instructor | |
| Retail employee | |
| Other | |
| Daycare personnel (for children aged 0–3 years) | – |
| Elementary school or after-school care personnel (for children aged 4–12 years) | – |
| Secondary school personnel (for children aged ≥ 12 years) | – |
| Higher education personnel (for those aged ≥ 16 years) | – |
| Hospitalityb worker with client contact | – |
| Public transport worker with client contact | – |
| Informal caregiver | – |
| Police, military police, firefighter, corrections officer | – |
| Other occupation not involving close contacta | – |
SARS-CoV-2: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
a Defined as requiring contact with other persons within 1.5 m.
b Defined as hotels, restaurants, cafes and bars.
In the Netherlands, 25 regional Public Health Services perform sampling in public test locations. Demographic data, dates of testing and laboratory results are entered into a dedicated IT system, named CoronIT.