Lothian

Population size is 834,350

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  2. Autism

Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

2490

aged 0-15 yrs


2226

aged 16-64 yrs


109

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Lothian, 0.6% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 1.8%. 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

1794

very good


1656

good


963

fair


288

bad


124

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

1715

rented from council/housing association


2130

private ownership


786

rented privately or living rent free


Summary information

4,825 people are known to have autism; that's 0.6% of people


  • 516 girls and 1,974 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


  • 255 girls and 913 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


  • 2,490 children and 2,335 adults are known to have autism


  • 1,122 females and 3,703 males are known to have autism


  • 37.2% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 56% of all people; 2.6% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.1% of all people


  • 37% of people known to have autism live in social rented accommodation, compared with 18.4% of all people


Did you know

95.5%

of people with autism in Lothian were born in the UK

Did you know

91.1%

of people with autism in Lothian speak only English at home


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