In the whole population of East Lothian, 0.5% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 1.4%. This reflects availability of diagnostic services for autism, which have improved considerably over the last two decades.
East Lothian
Population size is 99,717
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97.7%
were born in the UK
92.1%
are white and Scottish
90.9%
speak only English at home
Summary information
518 people are known to have autism; that's 0.5% of people
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54 girls and 204 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.6% of all girls and 2.2% of all boys aged 0-15
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42 girls and 114 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.8% of all girls and 2.2% of all boys aged 16-24
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258 children and 260 adults are known to have autism
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129 females and 389 males are known to have autism
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40% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 54.6% of all people; 3% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.2% of all people
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2% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 59.7% of all adults; 6% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 4.4% of all adults
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