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Impact Measurement

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

170survey responses from36 Recipients

Last response 33d ago

Time Frame

Jul 26, 2023 - Jul 22, 2026

1'091 days

Country

Sierra Leone

36

Age

Youth (16-25)

0

Young adults (26-35)

5

Middle-aged (36-55)

9

Older adults (56+)

2

Gender

Male

10

Female

26

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Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

105 responses in 106 surveys

Follow-up question for 83 individuals who selected more than one category

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

83 responses in 106 surveys

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

170 responses in 170 surveys

Follow-up question for 166 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

166 responses in 170 surveys

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

170 responses in 170 surveys

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

170 responses in 170 surveys

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

68 responses in 170 surveys

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

170 responses in 170 surveys

Follow-up question for 56 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

56 responses in 170 surveys

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

170 responses in 170 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?

68 responses in 170 surveys

Follow-up question for 36 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

36 responses in 170 surveys

Follow-up question for 26 individuals who said Yes

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

26 responses in 170 surveys

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

170 responses in 170 surveys

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

170 responses in 170 surveys

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

117 responses in 117 surveys

Follow-up question for 72 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

72 responses in 117 surveys

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

117 responses in 117 surveys

Follow-up question for 63 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

63 responses in 117 surveys

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

117 responses in 117 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?

105 responses in 106 surveys

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

53 responses in 53 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?

53 responses in 53 surveys

Food

83.8 %

Education

80.0 %

Health care

64.8 %

Housing

63.8 %

Transportation

45.7 %

Savings

15.2 %

Investment

7.6 %

Food

97.6 %

Education

91.6 %

Housing

80.7 %

Health care

80.7 %

Transportation

57.8 %

Savings

15.7 %

Investment

6.0 %

98%

Yes

98 %

No

2 %

3-4

49.4 %

5-7

25.9 %

1-2

19.3 %

8-10

3.6 %

more than 10

1.8 %

Married

35.9 %

Never married

25.9 %

Widowed

23.5 %

Separated

9.4 %

Divorced

5.3 %

Western Area Rural

68.8 %

Western Area Urban

22.9 %

Eastern Province

5.3 %

Northern Province

1.8 %

Southern Province

0.6 %

North West Province

0.6 %

90%

No

90 %

Yes

10 %

Self-employed

44.1 %

Not employed

32.9 %

Employed

15.9 %

Retired

7.1 %

54%

Yes

54 %

No

46 %

75%

No

75 %

Yes

25 %

53%

Yes

53 %

No

47 %

72%

Yes

72 %

No

28 %

65%

Yes

65 %

No

35 %

90%

No

90 %

Yes

10 %

89%

No

89 %

Yes

11 %

62%

Yes

62 %

No

38 %

61%

No

61 %

Yes

39 %

54%

Yes

54 %

No

46 %

97%

Yes

97 %

No

3 %

85%

No

85 %

Yes

15 %

Text response insights

10 text responses collected.

Text response insights

105 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 %

170survey responses from36 Recipients

Last response 33d ago

Time Frame

Jul 26, 2023 - Jul 22, 2026

1'091 days

Country

Sierra Leone

36

Age

Youth (16-25)

0

Young adults (26-35)

5

Middle-aged (36-55)

9

Older adults (56+)

2

Gender

Male

10

Female

26