Characteristics of the study population in 2011
| Adults with intellectual disabilities | 5% sample of adults with no intellectual disabilities or autism | |||
| N=17 203 | N=1 88 634 | |||
| n | % | n | % | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 9565 | 55.6 | 88 863 | 47.1 |
| Female | 7638 | 44.4 | 99 771 | 52.9 |
| SIMD decile | ||||
| 1–5 (more deprived) | 11 099 | 64.5 | 90 406 | 47.9 |
| 6–10 (less deprived) | 6104 | 35.5 | 98 228 | 52.1 |
| Age (years) at 2011 census | ||||
| Adults ≤54 | 12 637 | 73.5 | 116 534 | 61.8 |
| 55–64 | 2494 | 14.5 | 31 022 | 16.4 |
| ≥65 | 2072 | 12.0 | 41 078 | 21.8 |
SIMD, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.