West Lothian

Population size is 175,118

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  2. Autism

Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

701

aged 0-15 yrs


391

aged 16-64 yrs


17

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of West Lothian, 0.6% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 2.0%. 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

439

very good


397

good


195

fair


57

bad


21

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

392

rented from council/housing association


545

private ownership


146

rented privately or living rent free


Employment and education

People aged 16 and over known to have autism

113

long term sick or disabled


43

in paid employment


64

students


28

unemployed


16

retired


7

other


Other topics

People known to have autism

97.9%

were born in the UK


90.5%

are white and Scottish


92.3%

speak only English at home


Summary information

1,109 people are known to have autism; that's 0.6% of people


  • 166 girls and 535 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 1% of all girls and 3% of all boys aged 0-15


  • 56 girls and 184 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.6% of all girls and 1.9% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 701 children and 408 adults are known to have autism


  • 268 females and 841 males are known to have autism


  • 6% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 53.7% of all people; 9% 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 62.2% of all adults; 14% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 5.3% of all adults



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