In the whole population of West Dunbartonshire, 0.7% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 2.1%. This reflects availability of diagnostic services for autism, which have improved considerably over the last two decades.
West Dunbartonshire
Population size is 90,720
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97.9%
were born in the UK
93.3%
are white and Scottish
94.7%
speak only English at home
Summary information
607 people are known to have autism; that's 0.7% of people
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69 girls and 267 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.9% of all girls and 3.3% of all boys aged 0-15
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16 girls and 114 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.3% of all girls and 2.1% of all boys aged 16-24
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336 children and 271 adults are known to have autism
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118 females and 489 males are known to have autism
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5% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 48.2% of all people; 2% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1.8% of all people
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9% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 55.1% of all adults; 3% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 6.5% of all adults
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