Chart 1. Incidence (in percent) of NCAs in the NLSY97 by highest level of educational degree
Education Incidence of NCAs Upper limit of 95-percent CI Lower limit of 95-percent CI

Less than a GED

9 13 4

GED

16 21 12

High school

13 16 10

Some college

16 19 14

Bachelor's degree

26 29 22

Master's degree

19 24 13

Doctoral degree

17 35 0

Professional degree

30 43 18

Notes: CI = confidence interval. GED = general equivalency diploma. NCA = noncompete agreement. NLSY97 = National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997.

Source: Authors' calculations based on data from the 2017–18 interview of the NLSY97 cohort.