In the whole population of Orkney, 0.8% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 2.4%. This reflects availability of diagnostic services for autism, which have improved considerably over the last two decades.
Orkney
Population size is 21,349
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Summary information
176 people are known to have autism; that's 0.8% of people
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22 girls and 66 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 1.3% of all girls and 3.5% of all boys aged 0-15
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11 girls and 33 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 1% of all girls and 3.1% of all boys aged 16-24
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88 children and 88 adults are known to have autism
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51 females and 125 males are known to have autism
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40.3% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 54.1% of all people; 2.3% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1% of all people
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38.6% of people known to have autism live in social rented accommodation, compared with 12.4% of all people
Did you know
97.7%
of people known to have autism in Orkney were born in the UK
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92.6%
of people known to have autism in Orkney speak only English at home
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