COVID-19 infection across workplace settings in Qatar: a comparison of COVID-19 positivity rates of screened workers from March 1st until July 31st, 2020

Table 2 Shows the positivity rate distribution across different age groups, genders, ethnicities, economic sectors, and workplace classifications, and highlights the statistical significance of the results using P-Value analysis. COVID-19 Positivity Rate Distribution (March 1st - July 31st, 2020)

–	Tested	Positive	Positivity Rate	P-Value
–	201,006	59,175	29.40%	P-Value
Age group (years)
18–30	60,006	18,201	30.30%	< 0.001
31–40	80,441	23,261	28.90%
41–50	40,602	12,403	30.50%
51–60	16,742	4563	27.30%
> 60	3215	747	23.20%
Gender
Male	177,489	56,829	32.00%	< 0.001
Female	23,517	2346	10.00%	< 0.001
Ethnicity
Southern Asia^a	130,720	47,728	36.50%	< 0.001
South East Asia^b	23,528	3924	16.70%
Northern Africa	19,311	3207	16.60%
Middle East	11,907	1268	10.60%
Sub-Saharan Africa	10,457	2670	25.50%
Europe	2697	138	5.10%
Other regions	2386	240	10.10%
Economy Sector
Private	126,848	46,541	36.70%	< 0.001
Public	74,158	12,634	17.00%	< 0.001
Workplace Classification
Accommodation and Food Services	6291	2083	33.10%	< 0.001
Construction & Related	51,832	20,708	40.00%
Finance & Business	5352	1867	34.90%
Health Care	23,253	2557	11.00%
Holding/Conglomerate with diversified services	5686	1755	30.90%
National Security	25,564	5545	21.70%
Oil & Gas	9087	1677	18.50%
Public Service	16,254	2855	17.60%
Retail and Wholesale Trade	20,659	8261	40.00%
Support Waste Management and Remediation Services	21,944	7573	34.50%
Transportation and Warehousing	15,084	4294	28.50%

South Asia include Afghanistan Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan
South East Asia includes Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, East Timor, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand

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