Impact Measurement

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

959survey responses from259 Recipients

Last response 0d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Apr 21, 2026

1'099 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?

626 responses in 659 surveys

Follow-up question for 415 individuals who selected more than one category

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

415 responses in 659 surveys

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

942 responses in 959 surveys

Follow-up question for 855 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

855 responses in 959 surveys

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

938 responses in 959 surveys

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

918 responses in 959 surveys

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

408 responses in 959 surveys

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

949 responses in 959 surveys

Follow-up question for 287 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

287 responses in 959 surveys

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

950 responses in 959 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?

410 responses in 959 surveys

Follow-up question for 184 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

184 responses in 959 surveys

Follow-up question for 100 individuals who said Yes

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

100 responses in 959 surveys

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

946 responses in 959 surveys

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

948 responses in 959 surveys

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

713 responses in 721 surveys

Follow-up question for 198 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

198 responses in 721 surveys

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

716 responses in 721 surveys

Follow-up question for 202 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

202 responses in 721 surveys

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

716 responses in 721 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?

627 responses in 659 surveys

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

217 responses in 238 surveys

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

91 responses in 97 surveys

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

93 responses in 97 surveys

Follow-up question for 32 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)

32 responses in 97 surveys

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

93 responses in 97 surveys

Follow-up question for 93 individuals who said Yes

How so?

2 responses in 97 surveys

Follow-up question for 0 individuals who said No

Can you tell us why?

0 responses in 97 surveys

Question 20 (Single choice)

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

227 responses in 238 surveys