Forth Valley

Population size is 297,636

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Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

908

aged 0-15 yrs


702

aged 16-64 yrs


30

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Forth Valley, 0.6% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 1.7%. 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

637

very good


579

good


309

fair


80

bad


35

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

630

rented from council/housing association


774

private ownership


158

rented privately or living rent free


Summary information

1,640 people are known to have autism; that's 0.6% of people


  • 175 girls and 733 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 2.7% of all boys aged 0-15


  • 91 girls and 295 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.5% of all girls and 1.7% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 908 children and 732 adults are known to have autism


  • 388 females and 1,252 males are known to have autism


  • 38.8% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 52.2% of all people; 2.1% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.2% of all people


  • 40.3% of people known to have autism live in social rented accommodation, compared with 22.5% of all people


Did you know

97.3%

of people known to have autism in Forth Valley were born in the UK

Did you know

91.7%

of people known to have autism in Forth Valley speak only English at home


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