In the whole population of Dumfries and Galloway, 0.6% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 2.2%. This reflects availability of diagnostic services for autism, which have improved considerably over the last two decades.
Dumfries and Galloway
Population size is 151,324
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97.6%
were born in the UK
81.2%
are white and Scottish
95.2%
speak only English at home
Summary information
953 people are known to have autism; that's 0.6% of people
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111 girls and 437 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.9% of all girls and 3.4% of all boys aged 0-15
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60 girls and 157 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.8% of all girls and 2.1% of all boys aged 16-24
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548 children and 405 adults are known to have autism
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222 females and 731 males are known to have autism
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7% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 49.1% of all people; 3% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.3% of all people
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3% of adults known to autism have paid employment, compared with 56% of all adults; 1% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 4.1% of all adults
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