East Dunbartonshire

Population size is 105,026

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Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

293

aged 0-15 yrs


265

aged 16-64 yrs


15

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of East Dunbartonshire, 0.5% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 1.6%. 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

236

very good


196

good


98

fair


30

bad


13

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

134

rented from council/housing association


384

private ownership


54

rented privately or living rent free


Employment and education

People aged 16 and over known to have autism

79

long term sick or disabled


54

in paid employment


101

students


26

unemployed


9

retired


11

other


Other topics

People known to have autism

97.9%

were born in the UK


92.0%

are white and Scottish


92.0%

speak only English at home


Summary information

573 people are known to have autism; that's 0.5% of people


  • 54 girls and 239 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.6% of all girls and 2.5% of all boys aged 0-15


  • 36 girls and 117 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 1.9% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 293 children and 280 adults are known to have autism


  • 120 females and 453 males are known to have autism


  • 2% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 56.6% of all people; 3% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1% of all people


  • 3% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 58.3% of all adults; 3% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 3.7% of all adults



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