In the whole population of Western Isles, 0.4% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 1.4%. This reflects availability of diagnostic services for autism, which have improved considerably over the last two decades.
Western Isles
Population size is 27,684
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Summary information
115 people are known to have autism; that's 0.4% of people
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11 girls and 54 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.5% of all girls and 2.3% of all boys aged 0-15
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2 girls and 22 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.2% of all girls and 1.7% of all boys aged 16-24
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65 children and 50 adults are known to have autism
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21 females and 94 males are known to have autism
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41.7% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 53.8% of all people; 1.7% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.2% of all people
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21.6% of people known to have autism live in social rented accommodation, compared with 15.8% of all people
Did you know
96.5%
of people known to have autism in Western Isles were born in the UK
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84.4%
of people known to have autism in Western Isles speak only English at home
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