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Impact Measurement

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

1,187survey responses from357 Recipients

Last response 4d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Sep 24, 2026

1,256 days

Country

Sierra Leone

357

Age

Youth (16-25)

17

Young adults (26-35)

90

Middle-aged (36-55)

180

Older adults (56+)

27

Gender

Male

174

Female

183

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Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

802 responses in 835 surveys

Follow-up question for 530 individuals who selected more than one category

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

530 responses in 835 surveys

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

1170 responses in 1187 surveys

Follow-up question for 1063 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

1063 responses in 1187 surveys

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

1166 responses in 1187 surveys

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

1146 responses in 1187 surveys

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

636 responses in 1187 surveys

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

1177 responses in 1187 surveys

Follow-up question for 332 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

332 responses in 1187 surveys

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

1178 responses in 1187 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?

638 responses in 1187 surveys

Follow-up question for 253 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

253 responses in 1187 surveys

Follow-up question for 130 individuals who said Yes

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

131 responses in 1187 surveys

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

1174 responses in 1187 surveys

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

1176 responses in 1187 surveys

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

889 responses in 897 surveys

Follow-up question for 223 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

223 responses in 897 surveys

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

892 responses in 897 surveys

Follow-up question for 219 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

219 responses in 897 surveys

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

892 responses in 897 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?

803 responses in 835 surveys

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

269 responses in 290 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?

279 responses in 290 surveys

Food

77.1 %

Education

68.3 %

Health care

51.6 %

Housing

40.0 %

Transportation

34.7 %

Investment

16.7 %

Savings

14.5 %

Food

94.9 %

Education

85.8 %

Health care

75.1 %

Housing

58.3 %

Transportation

51.7 %

Investment

21.1 %

Savings

20.0 %

91%

Yes

91 %

No

9 %

3-4

38.9 %

5-7

33.2 %

1-2

16.6 %

8-10

9.3 %

more than 10

2.1 %

Married

44.3 %

Never married

32.0 %

Widowed

15.0 %

Separated

6.3 %

Divorced

2.3 %

Western Area Urban

35.6 %

Western Area Rural

31.7 %

Eastern Province

16.0 %

Southern Province

12.6 %

Northern Province

3.2 %

North West Province

1.0 %

89%

No

89 %

Yes

11 %

Self-employed

60.9 %

Not employed

28.2 %

Employed

8.7 %

Retired

2.2 %

55%

Yes

55 %

No

45 %

79%

No

79 %

Yes

21 %

60%

No

60 %

Yes

40 %

51%

Yes

51 %

No

49 %

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 %

75%

No

75 %

Yes

25 %

68%

Yes

68 %

No

32 %

91%

No

91 %

Yes

9 %

Text response insights

56 text responses collected.

Text response insights

803 text responses collected.

94%

Yes

94 %

No

6 %

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.

55%

Yes

55 %

No

45 %

1,187survey responses from357 Recipients

Last response 4d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Sep 24, 2026

1,256 days

Country

Sierra Leone

357

Age

Youth (16-25)

17

Young adults (26-35)

90

Middle-aged (36-55)

180

Older adults (56+)

27

Gender

Male

174

Female

183