Shetland Islands

Population size is 23,167

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  2. Autism

Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

74

aged 0-15 yrs


80

aged 16-64 yrs


7

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Shetland Islands, 0.7% 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

51

very good


73

good


27

fair


7

bad


3

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

56

rented from council/housing association


91

private ownership


14

rented privately or living rent free


Employment and education

People aged 16 and over known to have autism

25

long term sick or disabled


27

in paid employment


20

students


5

unemployed


5

other


5

other


Other topics

People known to have autism

96.9%

were born in the UK


77.6%

are white and Scottish


79.9%

speak only English at home


Summary information

161 people are known to have autism; that's 0.7% of people


  • 14 girls and 60 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


  • 8 girls and 35 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 2.7% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 74 children and 87 adults are known to have autism


  • 40 females and 121 males are known to have autism


  • 7% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 54.6% of all people; 9% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 0.8% of all people


  • 31% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 69.7% of all adults; 5.8% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 2% of all adults



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