Orkney Islands

Population size is 21,349

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  2. Autism

Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

88

aged 0-15 yrs


79

aged 16-64 yrs


9

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Orkney Islands, 0.8% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 2.4%. 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

71

very good


71

good


28

fair


2

bad


4

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

64

rented from council/housing association


84

private ownership


18

rented privately or living rent free


Employment and education

People aged 16 and over known to have autism

18

long term sick or disabled


23

in paid employment


20

students


10

unemployed


12

retired


5

other


Other topics

People known to have autism

97.7%

were born in the UK


71.7%

are white and Scottish


92.6%

speak only English at home


Summary information

176 people are known to have autism; that's 0.8% of people


  • 22 girls and 66 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 1.3% of all girls and 3.5% of all boys aged 0-15


  • 11 girls and 33 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 1% of all girls and 3.1% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 88 children and 88 adults are known to have autism


  • 51 females and 125 males are known to have autism


  • 40.3% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 54.1% of all people; 2.3% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1% of all people


  • 26.1% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 64.4% of all adults; 11.3% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 2.4% of all adults



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