Moray

Population size is 93,295

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  2. Autism

Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

310

aged 0-15 yrs


210

aged 16-64 yrs


10

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Moray, 0.6% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 1.8%. 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

224

very good


187

good


90

fair


15

bad


14

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

144

rented from council/housing association


278

private ownership


97

rented privately or living rent free


Employment and education

People aged 16 and over known to have autism

61

long term sick or disabled


44

in paid employment


56

students


33

unemployed


9

retired


17

other


Other topics

People known to have autism

96.4%

were born in the UK


77.1%

are white and Scottish


91.4%

speak only English at home


Summary information

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


  • 59 girls and 251 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 2.9% of all boys aged 0-15


  • 25 girls and 98 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.6% of all girls and 1.9% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 310 children and 220 adults are known to have autism


  • 115 females and 415 males are known to have autism


  • 3% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 53.7% of all people; 6% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 0.9% of all people


  • 20% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 60.6% of all adults; 15% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 3.9% of all adults



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