Perth and Kinross

Population size is 146,652

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  2. Autism

Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

472

aged 0-15 yrs


351

aged 16-64 yrs


17

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Perth and Kinross, 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

373

very good


269

good


136

fair


43

bad


19

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

250

rented from council/housing association


415

private ownership


137

rented privately or living rent free


Employment and education

People aged 16 and over known to have autism

89

long term sick or disabled


99

in paid employment


99

students


37

unemployed


13

retired


31

other


Other topics

People known to have autism

96.1%

were born in the UK


85.7%

are white and Scottish


92.9%

speak only English at home


Summary information

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


  • 94 girls and 378 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.8% of all girls and 3% of all boys aged 0-15


  • 53 girls and 156 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.8% of all girls and 2.1% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 472 children and 368 adults are known to have autism


  • 202 females and 638 males are known to have autism


  • 44.4% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 54.6% of all people; 2.3% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1% of all people


  • 26.9% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 60% of all adults; 10.1% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 3.4% of all adults



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