Midlothian

Population size is 83,187

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  2. Autism

Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

290

aged 0-15 yrs


217

aged 16-64 yrs


14

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Midlothian, 0.6% 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

193

very good


180

good


103

fair


34

bad


11

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

233

rented from council/housing association


222

private ownership


40

rented privately or living rent free


Employment and education

People aged 16 and over known to have autism

80

long term sick or disabled


52

in paid employment


45

students


24

unemployed


17

retired


13

other


Other topics

People known to have autism

98.5%

were born in the UK


94.8%

are white and Scottish


95.5%

speak only English at home


Summary information

521 people are known to have autism; that's 0.6% of people


  • 53 girls and 237 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 3% of all boys aged 0-15


  • 30 girls and 97 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 2.1% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 290 children and 231 adults are known to have autism


  • 127 females and 394 males are known to have autism


  • 37% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 52.9% of all people; 1% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.2% of all people


  • 5% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 60.5% of all adults; 4% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 4.5% of all adults



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