Grampian

Population size is 569,061

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  2. Autism

Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

1869

aged 0-15 yrs


1505

aged 16-64 yrs


68

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Grampian, 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

1405

very good


1239

good


581

fair


143

bad


74

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

1066

rented from council/housing association


1743

private ownership


448

rented privately or living rent free


Summary information

3,442 people are known to have autism; that's 0.6% of people


  • 331 girls and 1,538 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 3.1% of all boys aged 0-15


  • 184 girls and 729 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.5% of all girls and 2% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 1,869 children and 1,573 adults are known to have autism


  • 694 females and 2,748 males are known to have autism


  • 40.8% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 54.7% of all people; 2.2% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 0.8% of all people


  • 32.7% of people known to have autism live in social rented accommodation, compared with 17.5% of all people


Did you know

95.7%

of people known to have autism in Grampian were born in the UK

Did you know

90.4%

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


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