Dumfries and Galloway

Population size is 151,324

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  2. Autism

Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

548

aged 0-15 yrs


379

aged 16-64 yrs


26

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Dumfries and Galloway, 0.6% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 2.2%. 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

378

very good


324

good


183

fair


46

bad


22

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

306

rented from council/housing association


458

private ownership


152

rented privately or living rent free


Employment and education

People aged 16 and over known to have autism

126

long term sick or disabled


68

in paid employment


109

students


41

unemployed


23

retired


38

other


Other topics

People known to have autism

97.6%

were born in the UK


81.2%

are white and Scottish


95.2%

speak only English at home


Summary information

953 people are known to have autism; that's 0.6% of people


  • 111 girls and 437 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.9% of all girls and 3.4% of all boys aged 0-15


  • 60 girls and 157 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.8% of all girls and 2.1% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 548 children and 405 adults are known to have autism


  • 222 females and 731 males are known to have autism


  • 7% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 49.1% of all people; 3% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.3% of all people


  • 3% of adults known to autism have paid employment, compared with 56% of all adults; 1% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 4.1% of all adults



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