Table 1.
Demographic information for pupils with autism compared with pupils without autism.
| Demographic information | Autism | Comparison group | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total, n (person-years) | 9754 (38,059) | 777,912 (3,672,224) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male, n (%) | 8349 (86) | 389,160 (50) | <0.001 |
| Age, person-years (%) | |||
| <10 | 7452 (20) | 995,297 (27) | |
| 10–14 | 16,424 (43) | 1,332,123 (36) | |
| 15–19 | 12,840 (34) | 1,178,608 (32) | |
| >19 | 1343 (4) | 166,196 (5) | |
| Disability adaptations, n (%) | |||
| Physical adaptation | 657 (7) | 1837 (0.2) | <0.001 |
| Curriculum adaptation | 4150 (43) | 6341 (0.8) | <0.001 |
| Communication adaptation | 2602 (27) | 1760 (0.2) | <0.001 |
| SIMDa quintile, n (%) | |||
| 1 (most deprived) | 2303 (24) | 169,038 (22) | <0.001a |
| 2 | 1870 (19) | 149,290 (19) | |
| 3 | 1974 (20) | 152,415 (20) | |
| 4 | 7940 (20) | 158,228 (20) | |
| 5 (least deprived) | 1667 (17) | 148,941 (19) | |
| Free school meals, n (%) | 3636 (37) | 194,648 (25) | <0.001 |
| Ethnicityb, n (%) | |||
| White | 8958 (91.8) | 708,941 (91.1) | 0.015 |
| Asian | 218 (2.2) | 23,791 (3.1) | <0.001 |
| Mixed or multiple ethnicities | 103 (1.1) | 8035 (1.0) | 0.823 |
| African, Caribbean or black | 55 (0.6) | 4710 (0.6) | 0.599 |
| Other ethnic groups | 45 (0.5) | 4665 (0.6) | 0.078 |
| Not disclosed/unknown | 375 (3.8) | 27,770 (3.6) | 0.146 |
| Linked deaths data | |||
| Deaths, n | 6 | 458 | |
| Age of death, mean (SD) | 14.0 (3.4) | 16.1 (3.8) | 0.166 |
SIMD: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.
a
For SIMD, χ2 test was performed across all categories, overall p-value shown.
b
(White-Scottish, -British, -Other) (Asian -Indian/British/Scottish, -Pakistani/British/Scottish, -Bangladeshi/British/Scottish, -Chinese/British/Scottish).