In the whole population of Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 0.6% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 2.0%. This reflects availability of diagnostic services for autism, which have improved considerably over the last two decades.
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Population size is 1,213,408
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7,579 people are known to have autism; that's 0.6% of people
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843 girls and 3,261 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.8% of all girls and 3.1% of all boys aged 0-15
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343 girls and 1,406 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.4% of all girls and 1.8% of all boys aged 16-24
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4,104 children and 3,475 adults are known to have autism
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1,690 females and 5,889 males are known to have autism
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35.4% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 51.1% of all people; 2.9% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.9% of all people
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42.5% of people known to have autism live in social rented accommodation, compared with 26.2% of all people
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96.9%
of people known to have autism in Greater Glasgow and Clyde were born in the UK
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92.4%
of people known to have autism in Greater Glasgow and Clyde speak only English at home
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