In the whole population of Forth Valley, 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.
Forth Valley
Population size is 297,636
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Summary information
1,640 people are known to have autism; that's 0.6% of people
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175 girls and 733 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 2.7% of all boys aged 0-15
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91 girls and 295 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.5% of all girls and 1.7% of all boys aged 16-24
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908 children and 732 adults are known to have autism
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388 females and 1,252 males are known to have autism
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38.8% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 52.2% of all people; 2.1% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.2% of all people
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40.3% of people known to have autism live in social rented accommodation, compared with 22.5% of all people
Did you know
97.3%
of people known to have autism in Forth Valley were born in the UK
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91.7%
of people known to have autism in Forth Valley speak only English at home
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