In your main job, did/Did you agree that if you leave your employer, you will not start or work for a competing business? This is often called a non-compete agreement.
Signed a non-compete agreement at main job · Asked in 3 waves, 2022–2024 · 20,444 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | No | Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 87% | 13% | 7066 | ±1 | |
| Northeast | 86% | 14% | 1283 | ±3 | |
| Midwest | 87% | 13% | 1633 |
| ±3 |
| South | 87% | 13% | 2551 | ±2 |
| West | 87% | 13% | 1599 | ±3 |
SHED 2024 · US adults 18+. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.