In the whole population of Fife, 0.7% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 2.2%. This reflects availability of diagnostic services for autism, which have improved considerably over the last two decades.
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Population size is 365,198
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People known to have autism
97.6%
were born in the UK
89.7%
are white and Scottish
94.3%
speak only English at home
Summary information
2,635 people are known to have autism; that's 0.7% of people
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286 girls and 1,133 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.9% of all girls and 3.4% of all boys aged 0-15
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160 girls and 560 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 2.7% of all boys aged 16-24
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1,419 children and 1,216 adults are known to have autism
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611 females and 2,024 males are known to have autism
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9% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 50.8% of all people; 1% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.2% of all people
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6% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 55.9% of all adults; 7% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 5.5% of all adults
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