Lanarkshire

Population size is 574,637

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Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

1758

aged 0-15 yrs


1237

aged 16-64 yrs


63

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Lanarkshire, 0.5% 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

1039

very good


1080

good


645

fair


195

bad


99

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

1153

rented from council/housing association


1568

private ownership


277

rented privately or living rent free


Summary information

3,058 people are known to have autism; that's 0.5% of people


  • 341 girls and 1,417 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 2.6% of all boys aged 0-15


  • 168 girls and 539 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


  • 1,758 children and 1,300 adults are known to have autism


  • 700 females and 2,358 males are known to have autism


  • 34% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 50.9% of all people; 3.2% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.7% of all people


  • 38.5% of people known to have autism live in social rented accommodation, compared with 23.8% of all people


Did you know

97.9%

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

Did you know

94.5%

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


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