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

1'063survey responses from284 Recipients

Last response 1d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Aug 18, 2026

1'219 days

Country

Sierra Leone

284

Age

Youth (16-25)

17

Young adults (26-35)

87

Middle-aged (36-55)

117

Older adults (56+)

26

Gender

Male

110

Female

174

Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

696 responses in 729 surveys

Follow-up question for 430 individuals who selected more than one category

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

430 responses in 729 surveys

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

1046 responses in 1063 surveys

Follow-up question for 946 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

946 responses in 1063 surveys

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

1042 responses in 1063 surveys

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

1022 responses in 1063 surveys

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

512 responses in 1063 surveys

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

1053 responses in 1063 surveys

Follow-up question for 328 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

328 responses in 1063 surveys

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

1054 responses in 1063 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?

514 responses in 1063 surveys

Follow-up question for 244 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

244 responses in 1063 surveys

Follow-up question for 129 individuals who said Yes

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

130 responses in 1063 surveys

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

1050 responses in 1063 surveys

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

1052 responses in 1063 surveys

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

783 responses in 791 surveys

Follow-up question for 220 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

220 responses in 791 surveys

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

786 responses in 791 surveys

Follow-up question for 214 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

214 responses in 791 surveys

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

786 responses in 791 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?

697 responses in 729 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

74.0 %

Education

64.8 %

Health care

48.4 %

Housing

42.7 %

Transportation

31.3 %

Savings

11.2 %

Investment

8.6 %

Food

94.2 %

Education

83.5 %

Health care

74.7 %

Housing

66.3 %

Transportation

49.8 %

Savings

15.8 %

Investment

8.8 %

90%

Yes

90 %

No

10 %

3-4

39.3 %

5-7

31.4 %

1-2

18.2 %

8-10

8.9 %

more than 10

2.2 %

Married

39.4 %

Never married

34.5 %

Widowed

16.6 %

Separated

7.0 %

Divorced

2.5 %

Western Area Urban

39.0 %

Western Area Rural

33.9 %

Eastern Province

17.3 %

Southern Province

5.7 %

Northern Province

3.6 %

North West Province

0.5 %

87%

No

87 %

Yes

13 %

Self-employed

56.8 %

Not employed

31.1 %

Employed

9.6 %

Retired

2.5 %

55%

Yes

55 %

No

45 %

78%

No

78 %

Yes

22 %

53%

No

53 %

Yes

47 %

53%

Yes

53 %

No

47 %

52%

Yes

52 %

No

48 %

82%

No

82 %

Yes

18 %

79%

No

79 %

Yes

21 %

72%

No

72 %

Yes

28 %

52%

No

52 %

Yes

48 %

73%

No

73 %

Yes

27 %

70%

Yes

70 %

No

30 %

90%

No

90 %

Yes

10 %

Text response insights

56 text responses collected.

Text response insights

697 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 %

1'063survey responses from284 Recipients

Last response 1d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Aug 18, 2026

1'219 days

Country

Sierra Leone

284

Age

Youth (16-25)

17

Young adults (26-35)

87

Middle-aged (36-55)

117

Older adults (56+)

26

Gender

Male

110

Female

174