In the whole population of Ayrshire and Arran, 0.5% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 1.5%. This reflects availability of diagnostic services for autism, which have improved considerably over the last two decades.
Ayrshire and Arran
Population size is 373,712
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1,812 people are known to have autism; that's 0.5% of people
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218 girls and 762 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 2.3% of all boys aged 0-15
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95 girls and 388 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.5% of all girls and 1.9% of all boys aged 16-24
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980 children and 832 adults are known to have autism
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425 females and 1,387 males are known to have autism
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33.7% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 49.79% of all people; 3.4% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.5% of all people
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35.4% of people known to have autism live in social rented accommodation, compared with 23% of all people
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98.5%
of people known to have autism in Ayrshire & Arran were born in the UK
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93.3%
of people known to have autism in Ayrshire & Arran speak only English at home
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