Stirling

Population size is 90,247

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Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

224

aged 0-15 yrs


213

aged 16-64 yrs


6

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Stirling, 0.5% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 1.4%. 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

172

very good


157

good


82

fair


19

bad


13

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

140

rented from council/housing association


205

private ownership


59

rented privately or living rent free


Employment and education

People aged 16 and over known to have autism

85

long term sick or disabled


38

in paid employment


50

students


19

unemployed


8

retired


19

other


Other topics

People known to have autism

96.6%

were born in the UK


86.9%

are white and Scottish


88.6%

speak only English at home


Summary information

443 people are known to have autism; that's 0.5% of people


  • 42 girls and 182 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.5% of all girls and 2.2% of all boys aged 0-15


  • 31 girls and 75 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.5% of all girls and 1.2% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 224 children and 219 adults are known to have autism


  • 112 females and 331 males are known to have autism


  • 8% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 55.8% of all people; 9% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1% of all people


  • 4% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 57.2% of all adults; 7% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 4.8% of all adults



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