Table 1.
Participant characteristics including education, ethnicity, current country and preferred terminology
| % | |
|---|---|
| Education | |
| None | 3.6 |
| High school | 11.7 |
| College/sixth form | 22.4 |
| Trade/vocational | 4.9 |
| Undergraduate degree | 28.7 |
| Masters degree | 17.0 |
| Doctorate | 6.7 |
| Other | 2.2 |
| Preferred not to say | 2.7 |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 92.8 |
| Mixed | 3.1 |
| Other | 1.3 |
| Black | 0.4 |
| Preferred not to say | 2.2 |
| Current Country | |
| United Kingdom | 65.9 |
| North America (United States or Canada) | 19.7 |
| Other European country | 11.2 |
| Australia or New Zealand | 2.2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0.4 |
| Preferred not to say | 0.4 |
| Preferred terminology | |
| Autistic person | 57.8 |
| Person with autism | 12.1 |
| No preference | 26.5 |
| Other | 3.6 |