Table:
aboriginal population
non-aboriginal population
difference

percent
percentage points

public sector employees
27.4
22.4
5.0

private sector employees
61.8
63.0
-1.2

self-employed
10.8
14.7
-3.9

multiple jobholders
5.7
5.4
0.3

employment part-time
13.3
11.9
1.4

covered by a union or collective agreement
32.5
28.5
4.0

temporary
13.7
9.7
4.0

hours

average usual weekly hours
37.5
37.2
0.3

months

average job tenure
82.3
94.6
-12.3

dollars

average hourly wage
26.00
27.41
-1.41

0 to 8 years
18.63
19.32
-0.69

some high school
22.67
21.28
1.39

high school graduate
23.83
23.50
0.33

some postsecondary school
23.05
24.37
-1.32

postsecondary certificate/diploma
27.41
26.95
0.46

university degree
33.69
33.36
0.33

Statement: aboriginal people were also slightly less likely than non-aboriginal people to work in the private sector.
Question: which group of people were slightly less likely to work in the private sector, aboriginal people or non-aboriginal people?
Answer: aboriginal population