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Impact Measurement

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

219survey responses from80 Recipients

Last response 0d ago

Time Frame

Jul 26, 2023 - Aug 24, 2026

1'124 days

Country

Sierra Leone

80

Age

Youth (16-25)

0

Young adults (26-35)

8

Middle-aged (36-55)

45

Older adults (56+)

2

Gender

Male

48

Female

32

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219survey responses from80 Recipients

Last response 0d ago

Time Frame

Jul 26, 2023 - Aug 24, 2026

1'124 days

Country

Sierra Leone

80

Age

Youth (16-25)

0

Young adults (26-35)

8

Middle-aged (36-55)

45

Older adults (56+)

2

Gender

Male

48

Female

32

Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

153 responses in 154 surveys

Follow-up question for 111 individuals who selected more than one category

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

111 responses in 154 surveys

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

219 responses in 219 surveys

Follow-up question for 212 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

212 responses in 219 surveys

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

219 responses in 219 surveys

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

219 responses in 219 surveys

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

117 responses in 219 surveys

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

219 responses in 219 surveys

Follow-up question for 68 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

68 responses in 219 surveys

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

219 responses in 219 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?

117 responses in 219 surveys

Follow-up question for 55 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

55 responses in 219 surveys

Follow-up question for 40 individuals who said Yes

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

40 responses in 219 surveys

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

219 responses in 219 surveys

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

219 responses in 219 surveys

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

165 responses in 165 surveys

Follow-up question for 88 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

88 responses in 165 surveys

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

165 responses in 165 surveys

Follow-up question for 75 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

75 responses in 165 surveys

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

165 responses in 165 surveys

Question 14 (Free text)

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

10 responses in 11 surveys

Question 15 (Free text)

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

153 responses in 154 surveys

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

54 responses in 54 surveys

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

20 responses in 20 surveys

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

20 responses in 20 surveys

Follow-up question for 6 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)

6 responses in 20 surveys

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

20 responses in 20 surveys

Follow-up question for 20 individuals who said Yes

How so?

0 responses in 20 surveys

Follow-up question for 0 individuals who said No

Can you tell us why?

0 responses in 20 surveys

Question 20 (Single choice)

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

54 responses in 54 surveys

Food

80.4 %

Education

75.2 %

Health care

60.1 %

Housing

45.8 %

Transportation

38.6 %

Savings

22.2 %

Investment

20.3 %

Food

98.2 %

Education

93.7 %

Health care

80.2 %

Housing

60.4 %

Transportation

53.2 %

Savings

24.3 %

Investment

24.3 %

97%

Yes

97 %

No

3 %

3-4

44.8 %

5-7

32.1 %

1-2

15.1 %

8-10

6.1 %

more than 10

1.9 %

Married

43.8 %

Never married

25.1 %

Widowed

18.3 %

Separated

8.2 %

Divorced

4.6 %

Western Area Rural

54.3 %

Southern Province

18.7 %

Western Area Urban

17.8 %

Eastern Province

5.5 %

North West Province

2.3 %

Northern Province

1.4 %

94%

No

94 %

Yes

6 %

Self-employed

51.1 %

Not employed

31.1 %

Employed

12.3 %

Retired

5.5 %

62%

Yes

62 %

No

38 %

79%

No

79 %

Yes

21 %

53%

No

53 %

Yes

47 %

73%

Yes

73 %

No

27 %

73%

Yes

73 %

No

28 %

92%

No

92 %

Yes

8 %

90%

No

90 %

Yes

10 %

53%

Yes

53 %

No

47 %

64%

No

64 %

Yes

36 %

55%

No

55 %

Yes

45 %

97%

Yes

97 %

No

3 %

88%

No

88 %

Yes

12 %

Text response insights

10 text responses collected.

Text response insights

153 text responses collected.

96%

Yes

96 %

No

4 %

Text response insights

20 text responses collected.

70%

Yes

70 %

No

30 %

Text response insights

6 text responses collected.

100%

Yes

100 %

No

0 %

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

70%

Yes

70 %

No

30 %