In the whole population of Shetland, 0.7% 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.
Shetland
Population size is 23,167
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Summary information
161 people are known to have autism; that's 0.7% of people
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14 girls and 60 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 2.6% of all boys aged 0-15
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8 girls and 35 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
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74 children and 87 adults are known to have autism
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40 females and 121 males are known to have autism
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31.7% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 54.6% of all people; 1.9% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 0.8% of all people
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34.8% of people known to have autism live in social rented accommodation, compared with 20.4% of all people
Did you know
96.9%
of people known to have autism in Shetland were born in the UK
Did you know
79.9%
of people with autism in Shetland speak only English at home
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