Angus

Population size is 115,978

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  2. Autism

Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

393

aged 0-15 yrs


213

aged 16-64 yrs


11

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Angus, 0.5% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 1.9%. This reflects availability of diagnostic services for autism, which have improved considerably over the last two decades.

Health

People who are known to have autism rate their health as

230

very good


222

good


121

fair


29

bad


15

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

188

rented from council/housing association


323

private ownership


99

rented privately or living rent free


Employment and education

People aged 16 and over known to have autism

73

long term sick or disabled


37

in paid employment


65

students


25

unemployed


9

retired


15

other


Other topics

People known to have autism

98.1%

were born in the UK


88.4%

are white and Scottish


93.2%

speak only English at home


Summary information

617 people in Angus are known to have autism; that's 0.5% of people


  • 82 girls and 311 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.8% of all girls and 3% of all boys aged 0-15


  • 37 girls and 110 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 1.9% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 393 children and 224 adults are known to have autism


  • 148 females and 469 males are known to have autism


  • 3% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 52.1% of all people; 4% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1% of all people


  • 16.5% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 57.6% of all adults; 11.2% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 4.2% of all adults



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