In the whole population of South Lanarkshire, 0.6% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 1.8%. This reflects availability of diagnostic services for autism, which have improved considerably over the last two decades.
South Lanarkshire
Population size is 313,830
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People known to have autism
97.4%
were born in the UK
92.0%
are white and Scottish
94.8%
speak only English at home
Summary information
1,746 people are known to have autism; that's 0.6% of people
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178 girls and 795 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 2.8% of all boys aged 0-15
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97 girls and 341 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.6% of all girls and 2% of all boys aged 16-24
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973 children and 773 adults are known to have autism
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372 females and 1,374 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 51.3% of all people; 2% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.5% of all people
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3% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 58.6% of all adults; 4% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 5.2% of all adults
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