Table 1.

Number and proportion of adults with autism by age and gender

Age	Gender, n (%)	Autism, n (%)	Without autism, n (%)
All adults aged 25+	Male n=1 781 455 (100)	4610 (0.3)	1 776 845 (99.7)
	Female n=1 965 129 (100)	2039 (0.1)	1 963 090 (99.9)
	All n=3 746 584 (100)	6649 (0.2)	3 739 935 (99.8)
25–34 years	Male n=328 607 (100)	1753 (0.5)	326 854 (99.5)
	Female n=338 720 (100)	636 (0.2)	338 084 (99.8)
	All n=632 488 (100)	2389 (0.4)	664 938 (99.6)
35–44 years	Male n=357 670 (100)	1117 (0.3)	356 553 (99.7)
	Female n=377 084 (100)	471 (0.1)	376 613 (99.9)
	All n=734 754 (100)	1588 (0.2)	733 166 (99.8)
45–54 years	Male n=384 517 (100)	890 (0.2)	383 627 (99.8)
	Female n=402 239 (100)	377 (0.1)	401 862 (99.9)
	All n=786 756 (100)	1267 (0.2)	785 489 (99.8)
55–64 years	Male n=326 922 (100)	474 (0.1)	326 448 (99.9)
	Female n=340 491 (100)	233 (0.1)	340 258 (99.9)
	All n=667 413 (100)	707 (0.1)	666 706 (99.9)
65+ years	Male n=383 739 (100)	376 (0.1)	383 363 (99.9)
	Female n=506 595 (100)	322 (0.1)	506 273 (99.9)
	All n=890 334 (100)	698 (0.1)	889 636 (99.9)