In the whole population of 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.
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Population size is 113,870
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Summary information
635 people are known to have autism; that's 0.6% of people
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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
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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
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322 children and 313 adults are known to have autism
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153 females and 482 males are known to have autism
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38.4% 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
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42.3% of people known to have autism live in social rented accommodation, compared with 19.7% of all people
Did you know
97.2%
of people known to have autism in Borders were born in the UK
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93.1%
of people known to have autism in Borders speak only English at home
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