Fife

Population size is 365,198

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Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

1419

aged 0-15 yrs


1173

aged 16-64 yrs


43

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Fife, 0.7% 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.

Health

People who are known to have autism rate their health as

999

very good


917

good


526

fair


139

bad


54

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

1007

rented from council/housing association


1235

private ownership


321

rented privately or living rent free


Summary information

2,635 people are known to have autism; that's 0.7% of people


  • 286 girls and 1,133 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


  • 160 girls and 560 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


  • 1,419 children and 1,216 adults are known to have autism


  • 611 females and 2,024 males are known to have autism


  • 37.9% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 50.8% of all people; 2.1% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.2% of all people


  • 33.4% of people known to have autism live in social rented accommodation, compared with 18.1% of all people


Did you know

97.6%

of people known to have autism in Fife were born in the UK

Did you know

94.3%

of people known to have autism in Fife speak only English at home


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