Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Population size is 1,213,408

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Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

4104

aged 0-15 yrs


3295

aged 16-64 yrs


180

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 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

2679

very good


2557

good


1603

fair


523

bad


217

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

3151

rented from council/housing association


3396

private ownership


870

rented privately or living rent free


Summary information

7,579 people are known to have autism; that's 0.6% of people


  • 843 girls and 3,261 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.8% of all girls and 3.1% of all boys aged 0-15


  • 343 girls and 1,406 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.4% of all girls and 1.8% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 4,104 children and 3,475 adults are known to have autism


  • 1,690 females and 5,889 males are known to have autism


  • 35.4% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 51.1% of all people; 2.9% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.9% of all people


  • 42.5% of people known to have autism live in social rented accommodation, compared with 26.2% of all people


Did you know

96.9%

of people known to have autism in Greater Glasgow and Clyde were born in the UK

Did you know

92.4%

of people known to have autism in Greater Glasgow and Clyde speak only English at home


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