In the whole population of Inverclyde, 0.7% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 2.1%. This reflects availability of diagnostic services for autism, which have improved considerably over the last two decades.
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Population size is 81,485
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People known to have autism
97.2%
were born in the UK
93.4%
are white and Scottish
96.4%
speak only English at home
Summary information
531 people are known to have autism; that's 0.7% of people
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48 girls and 235 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 3.3% of all boys aged 0-15
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23 girls and 108 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.5% of all girls and 2.4% of all boys aged 16-24
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283 children and 248 adults are known to have autism
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105 females and 426 males are known to have autism
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5% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 50.4% of all people; 8% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.8% of all people
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5% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 52.5% of all adults; 7% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 5.4% of all adults
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