East Lothian

Population size is 99,717

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  2. Autism

Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

258

aged 0-15 yrs


244

aged 16-64 yrs


16

aged 65+ yrs


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.

Health

People who are known to have autism rate their health as

207

very good


158

good


105

fair


36

bad


12

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

199

rented from council/housing association


248

private ownership


61

rented privately or living rent free


Employment and education

People aged 16 and over known to have autism

85

long term sick or disabled


55

in paid employment


60

students


25

unemployed


17

retired


18

other


Other topics

People known to have autism

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


  • 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


  • 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


  • 258 children and 260 adults are known to have autism


  • 129 females and 389 males are known to have autism


  • 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


  • 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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