Aberdeenshire

Population size is 252,973

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Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

930

aged 0-15 yrs


659

aged 16-64 yrs


30

aged 65+ yrs


In the whole population of Aberdeenshire, 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.

Health

People who are known to have autism rate their health as

716

very good


558

good


260

fair


60

bad


25

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

427

rented from council/housing association


947

private ownership


208

rented privately or living rent free


Employment and education

People aged 16 and over known to have autism

165

long term sick or disabled


183

in paid employment


203

students


56

unemployed


21

retired


61

other


Other topics

People known to have autism

97.5%

were born in the UK


84.3%

are white and Scottish


91.1%

speak only English at home


Summary information

1,619 people are known to have autism; that's 0.6% of people


  • 109 girls and 520 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 3.14% of all boys aged 0-15


  • 88 girls and 331 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.7% of all girls and 2.5% of all boys aged 16-24


  • 930 children and 689 adults are known to have autism


  • 326 females and 1,293 males are known to have autism


  • 44.2% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 55.4% of all people; 1.5% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 0.7% of all people


  • 26.6% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 66% of all adults; 8.1% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 2.7% of all adults



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