Glasgow City

Population size is 593,245

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Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

2056

aged 0-15 yrs


1642

aged 16-64 yrs


102

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Glasgow City, 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

1232

very good


1250

good


888

fair


292

bad


138

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

1911

rented from council/housing association


1333

private ownership


467

rented privately or living rent free


Employment and education

People aged 16 and over known to have autism

612

long term sick or disabled


332

in paid employment


415

students


164

unemployed


93

retired


128

other


Other topics

People known to have autism

96.0%

were born in the UK


86.7%

are white and Scottish


89.8%

speak only English at home


Summary information

3,800 people are known to have autism; that's 0.6% of people


  • 422 girls and 1,634 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


  • 172 girls and 636 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.4% of all girls and 1.5% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 2,056 children and 1,744 adults are known to have autism


  • 877 females and 2,923 males are known to have autism


  • 4% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 49.3% of all people; 6% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 2.3% of all people


  • 19% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 52.3% of all adults; 4% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 7.1% of all adults



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