Table 3

General health status of children and young people with and without autism

General healthAge in years
0–15 years
n=916 331
16–24 years
n=632 488
AutismWithout autismAutismWithout autism
Total
17 348 (100%)
F
3507 (100%)
M
13 841 (100%)
Total
898 983 (100%)
F
443 718 (100%)
M
455 265 (100%)
Total
7715 (100%)
F
1676 (100%)
M
6039 (100%)
Total
624 773 (100%)
F
313 929 (100%)
M
310 844 (100%)
Very good7470 (43.1%)1291 (36.8%)6179 (44.6%)758 328 (84.4%)376 945 (85.0%)381 383 (83.8%)3070 (39.8%)531 (31.7%)2539 (42.0%)459 492 (73.5%)223 178 (71.1%)236 314 (76.0%)
Good6073 (35.0%)1178 (33.6%)4895 (35.4%)122 814 (13.7%)58 499 (13.2%)64 315 (14.1%)2683 (34.8%)605 (36.1%)2078 (34.4%)137 956 (22.1%)75 489 (24.0%)62 467 (20.1%)
Fair2892 (16.7%)718 (20.5%)2174 (15.7%)14 760 (1.6%)6800 (1.5%)7960 (1.7%)1451 (18.8%)367 (21.9%)1084 (17.9%)22 102 (3.5%)12 507 (4.0%)9595 (3.1%)
Bad651 (3.8%)204 (5.8%)447 (3.2%)2367 (0.3%)1159 (0.3%)1208 (0.3%)375 (4.9%)125 (7.5%)250 (4.1%)4237 (0.7%)2279 (0.7%)1958 (0.6%)
Very bad262 (1.5%)116 (3.3%)146 (1.1%)714 (0.1%)315 (0.1%)399 (0.1%)136 (1.8%)48 (2.9%)88 (1.5%)986 (0.2%)476 (0.2%)510 (0.2%)