Falkirk

Population size is 155,990

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  2. Autism

Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

548

aged 0-15 yrs


340

aged 16-64 yrs


16

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Falkirk, 0.6% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 1.9%. 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

353

very good


315

good


176

fair


48

bad


12

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

372

rented from council/housing association


445

private ownership


62

rented privately or living rent free


Employment and education

People aged 16 and over known to have autism

85

long term sick or disabled


64

in paid employment


102

students


43

unemployed


17

retired


45

other


Other topics

People known to have autism

98.3%

were born in the UK


93.0%

are white and Scottish


94.2%

speak only English at home


Summary information

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


  • 107 girls and 441 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.8% of all girls and 3.0% of all boys aged 0-15


  • 48 girls and 167 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.6% of all girls and 2.0% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 548 children and 356 adults are known to have autism


  • 209 females and 695 males are known to have autism


  • 1% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 50.6% of all people; 3% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.2% of all people


  • 18% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 59.8% of all adults; 1% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 5.2% of all adults



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