Impact Measurement

All data shown on this page is updated in real time from surveys conducted with our recipients.

954survey responses from259 Recipients

Last response 14d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Mar 11, 2026

1'059 days

Country

Sierra Leone

259

Age

Youth (16-25)

Young adults (26-35)

Middle-aged (36-55)

105

Older adults (56+)

Gender

Male

103

Female

156

Question 1 (Multiple choice)

What are the key categories that you spend your Social Income payments on?

622 responses in 655 surveys

Follow-up question for 413 individuals who selected more than one category

Please rank the selected spending categories from the most important to the least.

413 responses in 655 surveys

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

937 responses in 954 surveys

Follow-up question for 851 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

851 responses in 954 surveys

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

933 responses in 954 surveys

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

913 responses in 954 surveys

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

403 responses in 954 surveys

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

944 responses in 954 surveys

Follow-up question for 287 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

287 responses in 954 surveys

Question 7 (Single choice)

Do you have a disability or illness that affects your possibilities of getting work or keeping your job?

945 responses in 954 surveys

Question 8 (Single choice)

Do you or other family members in your household ever skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food?

405 responses in 954 surveys

Follow-up question for 182 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

182 responses in 954 surveys

Follow-up question for 99 individuals who said Yes

Did you skip more than 3 meals in the past week?

99 responses in 954 surveys

Question 9 (Single choice)

Do you have enough money to cover unexpected expenses like seeing a doctor?

941 responses in 954 surveys

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

943 responses in 954 surveys

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

709 responses in 717 surveys

Follow-up question for 198 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

198 responses in 717 surveys

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

712 responses in 717 surveys

Follow-up question for 201 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

201 responses in 717 surveys

Question 13 (Single choice)

Are you currently receiving any other form of financial support from anywhere else?

712 responses in 717 surveys

Question 14 (Free text)

What do you hope to achieve within the next 3 years with Social Income?

56 responses in 62 surveys

Question 15 (Free text)

What do you hope to achieve within the remaining time in the Social Income program?

623 responses in 655 surveys

Question 16 (Single choice)

Did Social Income make you feel financially more secure and independent?

216 responses in 237 surveys

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

90 responses in 96 surveys

Question 18 (Single choice)

Have you achieved what you hoped to over the course of the last three years?

92 responses in 96 surveys

Follow-up question for 31 individuals who said No

What has kept you from achieving this goal? Is there something we could have done to further support you? (e.g. mentoring, connections)

31 responses in 96 surveys

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

92 responses in 96 surveys

Follow-up question for 92 individuals who said Yes

How so?

2 responses in 96 surveys

Follow-up question for 0 individuals who said No

Can you tell us why?

0 responses in 96 surveys

Question 20 (Single choice)

Was three years of Social Income payments long enough to become financially stable?

226 responses in 237 surveys