Dundee

Population size is 147,268

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  2. Autism

Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

683

aged 0-15 yrs


418

aged 16-64 yrs


30

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Dundee, 0.8% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 2.9%. 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

429

very good


410

good


226

fair


48

bad


18

very bad


Health

Households

Peopleknown to have autism in private households

539

rented from council/housing association


377

private ownership


155

rented privately or living rent free


Employment and education

People aged 16 and over known to have autism

158

long term sick or disabled


85

in paid employment


110

students


44

unemployed


24

retired


27

other


Other topics

People known to have autism

96.8%

were born in the UK


91.9%

are white and Scottish


93.4%

speak only English at home


Summary information

1,131 people are known to have autism; that's 0.8% of people


  • 144 girls and 539 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 1.3% of all girls and 4.4% of all boys aged 0-15


  • 43 girls and 193 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.3% of all girls and 1.6% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 683 children and 448 adults are known to have autism


  • 240 females and 891 males are known to have autism


  • 9% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 51.6% of all people; 6% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.5% of all people


  • 19% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 51.5% of all adults; 8% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 6.8% of all adults



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