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different to the rates for non-Indigenous people in the same age groups(figure 11.1.3).Figure 11.1.4 Age standardised full time and part time employment, peopleaged 18 to 64 years, 2004-05 a, bIndigenousNon-IndigenousPer cent of labour force100806040200Males Females Males FemalesFull timePart timea Full time employment is defined as 35 or more hours of work in the reference week. Part time employment isdefined as work for one hour or more during the reference week, but fewer than 35 hours. b Error barsrepresent 95 per cent confidence intervals around each estimate (see chapter 2 for more information).Source: ABS 2004-05 NATSIHS and NHS (unpublished); table 11A.1.2.After taking into account the different age structures of the Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations, in 2004-05:• Indigenous men in the labour force were almost twice as likely asnon-Indigenous men to be employed part time (24.2 per cent compared to12.9 per cent) and less likely to be employed full time (65.3 per cent comparedto 83.3 per cent) (figure 11.1.4).• The full time employment rate for Indigenous women (39.8 per cent) was lowerthan that for non-Indigenous women (50.2 per cent) (figure 11.1.4).• For both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, men were more likely thanwomen to be in full time employment and women were more likely than men tobe in part time employment (figure 11.1.4).ECONOMICPARTICIPATION ANDDEVELOPMENT11.11