In the whole population of Dumfries and Galloway, 0.6% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 2.2%. This reflects availability of diagnostic services for autism, which have improved considerably over the last two decades.
Dumfries and Galloway
Population size is 151,324
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953 people are known to have autism; that's 0.6% of people
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111 girls and 437 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.9% of all girls and 3.4% of all boys aged 0-15
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60 girls and 157 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.8% of all girls and 2.1% of all boys aged 16-24
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548 children and 405 adults are known to have autism
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222 females and 731 males are known to have autism
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39.7% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 49.1% of all people; 2.3% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.3% of all people
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33.4% of people known to have autism live in social rented accommodation, compared with 18.1% of all people
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97.6%
of people known to have autism in Dumfries and Galloway were born in the UK
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95.2%
of people known to have autism in Dumfries and Galloway speak only English at home
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