West Dunbartonshire

Population size is 90,720

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Population characteristics

Number of people known to have autism

336

aged 0-15 yrs


256

aged 16-64 yrs


15

aged 65+ yrs


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.

Health

People who are known to have autism rate their health as

179

very good


228

good


138

fair


50

bad


12

very bad


Health

Households

People known to have autism in private households

315

rented from council/housing association


244

private ownership


40

rented privately or living rent free


Employment and education

People aged 16 and over known to have autism

120

long term sick or disabled


96

in paid employment


94

students


57

unemployed


14

retired


27

other


Other topics

People known to have autism

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


  • 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


  • 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


  • 336 children and 271 adults are known to have autism


  • 118 females and 489 males are known to have autism


  • 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


  • 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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