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Impact Measurement

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

1'159survey responses from357 Recipients

Last response 8d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Aug 31, 2026

1'232 days

Country

Sierra Leone

357

Age

Youth (16-25)

17

Young adults (26-35)

95

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Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

792 responses in 825 surveys

Follow-up question for 522 individuals who selected more than one category

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

522 responses in 825 surveys

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

1142 responses in 1159 surveys

Follow-up question for 1039 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

1039 responses in 1159 surveys

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

1138 responses in 1159 surveys

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

1118 responses in 1159 surveys

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

608 responses in 1159 surveys

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

1149 responses in 1159 surveys

Follow-up question for 328 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

328 responses in 1159 surveys

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

1150 responses in 1159 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?

610 responses in 1159 surveys

Follow-up question for 248 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

248 responses in 1159 surveys

Follow-up question for 129 individuals who said Yes

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

130 responses in 1159 surveys

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

1146 responses in 1159 surveys

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

1148 responses in 1159 surveys

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

879 responses in 887 surveys

Follow-up question for 222 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

222 responses in 887 surveys

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

882 responses in 887 surveys

Follow-up question for 214 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

214 responses in 887 surveys

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

882 responses in 887 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?

793 responses in 825 surveys

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

251 responses in 272 surveys

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

95 responses in 101 surveys

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

97 responses in 101 surveys

Follow-up question for 35 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)

35 responses in 101 surveys

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

97 responses in 101 surveys

Follow-up question for 97 individuals who said Yes

How so?

2 responses in 101 surveys

Follow-up question for 0 individuals who said No

Can you tell us why?

0 responses in 101 surveys

Question 20 (Single choice)

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

261 responses in 272 surveys

Food

77.1 %

Education

68.6 %

Health care

51.3 %

Housing

40.2 %

Transportation

34.7 %

Investment

16.5 %

Savings

14.5 %

Food

95.2 %

Education

86.4 %

Health care

74.7 %

Housing

58.6 %

Transportation

51.9 %

Investment

20.9 %

Savings

20.1 %

91%

Yes

91 %

No

9 %

3-4

38.8 %

5-7

33.1 %

1-2

16.7 %

8-10

9.3 %

more than 10

2.1 %

Married

43.7 %

Never married

32.2 %

Widowed

15.4 %

Separated

6.4 %

Divorced

2.4 %

Western Area Urban

35.7 %

Western Area Rural

30.9 %

Eastern Province

16.2 %

Southern Province

12.9 %

Northern Province

3.3 %

North West Province

1.0 %

89%

No

89 %

Yes

11 %

Self-employed

60.4 %

Not employed

28.5 %

Employed

8.8 %

Retired

2.3 %

55%

Yes

55 %

No

45 %

79%

No

79 %

Yes

21 %

59%

No

59 %

Yes

41 %

52%

Yes

52 %

No

48 %

52%

Yes

52 %

No

48 %

84%

No

84 %

Yes

16 %

81%

No

81 %

Yes

19 %

75%

No

75 %

Yes

25 %

52%

No

52 %

Yes

48 %

76%

No

76 %

Yes

24 %

70%

Yes

70 %

No

30 %

91%

No

91 %

Yes

9 %

Text response insights

56 text responses collected.

Text response insights

793 text responses collected.

93%

Yes

93 %

No

7 %

Text response insights

95 text responses collected.

64%

Yes

64 %

No

36 %

Text response insights

35 text responses collected.

100%

Yes

100 %

No

0 %

Text response insights

2 text responses collected.

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

52%

Yes

52 %

No

48 %

1'159survey responses from357 Recipients

Last response 8d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Aug 31, 2026

1'232 days

Country

Sierra Leone

357

Age

Youth (16-25)

17

Young adults (26-35)

95

Middle-aged (36-55)

175

Older adults (56+)

27

Gender

Male

174

Female

183