In the whole population of Lothian, 0.6% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 1.8%. This reflects availability of diagnostic services for autism, which have improved considerably over the last two decades.
Lothian
Population size is 834,350
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Summary information
4,825 people are known to have autism; that's 0.6% of people
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516 girls and 1,974 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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255 girls and 913 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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2,490 children and 2,335 adults are known to have autism
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1,122 females and 3,703 males are known to have autism
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37.2% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 56% of all people; 2.6% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.1% of all people
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37% of people known to have autism live in social rented accommodation, compared with 18.4% of all people
Did you know
95.5%
of people with autism in Lothian were born in the UK
Did you know
91.1%
of people with autism in Lothian speak only English at home
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