Scottish Borders

Population size is 113,870

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Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

322

aged 0-15 yrs


305

aged 16-64 yrs


8

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Scottish Borders, 0.6% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 1.7%. 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

244

very good


205

good


141

fair


26

bad


19

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

259

rented from council/housing association


262

private ownership


91

rented privately or living rent free


Employment and education

People aged 16 and over known to have autism

156

long term sick or disabled


93

in paid employment


137

students


70

unemployed


18

retired


19

other


Other topics

People known to have autism

97.2%

were born in the UK


82.4%

are white and Scottish


93.1%

speak only English at home


Summary information

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


  • 65 girls and 257 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 2.6% of all boys aged 0-15


  • 44 girls and 128 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.9% of all girls and 2.5% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 322 children and 313 adults are known to have autism


  • 153 females and 482 males are known to have autism


  • 4% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 53.1% of all people; 3% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 0.9% of all people


  • 9% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 58.2% of all adults; 2% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 3.9% of all adults



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