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Impact Measurement

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

244survey responses from53 Recipients

Last response 33d ago

Time Frame

May 30, 2023 - Jul 22, 2026

1'149 days

Country

Sierra Leone

53

Age

Youth (16-25)

5

Young adults (26-35)

32

Middle-aged (36-55)

16

Older adults (56+)

0

Gender

Male

27

Female

26

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Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

110 responses in 116 surveys

Follow-up question for 61 individuals who selected more than one category

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

61 responses in 116 surveys

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

240 responses in 244 surveys

Follow-up question for 219 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

219 responses in 244 surveys

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

238 responses in 244 surveys

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

228 responses in 244 surveys

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

79 responses in 244 surveys

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

242 responses in 244 surveys

Follow-up question for 41 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

41 responses in 244 surveys

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

243 responses in 244 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?

79 responses in 244 surveys

Follow-up question for 33 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

33 responses in 244 surveys

Follow-up question for 22 individuals who said Yes

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

22 responses in 244 surveys

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

243 responses in 244 surveys

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

243 responses in 244 surveys

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

127 responses in 127 surveys

Follow-up question for 41 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

41 responses in 127 surveys

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

127 responses in 127 surveys

Follow-up question for 40 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

40 responses in 127 surveys

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

127 responses in 127 surveys

Question 14 (Free text)

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

9 responses in 11 surveys

Question 15 (Free text)

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

110 responses in 116 surveys

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

99 responses in 117 surveys

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

29 responses in 34 surveys

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

30 responses in 34 surveys

Follow-up question for 13 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)

13 responses in 34 surveys

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

30 responses in 34 surveys

Follow-up question for 30 individuals who said Yes

How so?

1 responses in 34 surveys

Follow-up question for 0 individuals who said No

Can you tell us why?

0 responses in 34 surveys

Question 20 (Single choice)

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

108 responses in 117 surveys

Food

60.9 %

Education

59.1 %

Housing

31.8 %

Transportation

31.8 %

Health care

23.6 %

Investment

14.5 %

Savings

10.0 %

Food

90.2 %

Education

72.1 %

Housing

52.5 %

Transportation

50.8 %

Health care

41.0 %

Savings

16.4 %

Investment

14.8 %

91%

Yes

91 %

No

9 %

3-4

45.2 %

5-7

26.0 %

1-2

21.0 %

8-10

6.4 %

more than 10

1.4 %

Married

47.5 %

Never married

40.8 %

Widowed

5.5 %

Separated

5.5 %

Divorced

0.8 %

Western Area Urban

44.3 %

Western Area Rural

41.2 %

Eastern Province

9.2 %

Northern Province

3.5 %

Southern Province

1.8 %

North West Province

0.0 %

82%

No

82 %

Yes

18 %

Self-employed

62.0 %

Employed

19.8 %

Not employed

16.9 %

Retired

1.2 %

76%

Yes

76 %

No

24 %

88%

No

88 %

Yes

12 %

58%

No

58 %

Yes

42 %

67%

Yes

67 %

No

33 %

50%

Yes

50 %

No

50 %

71%

No

71 %

Yes

29 %

77%

No

77 %

Yes

23 %

68%

No

68 %

Yes

32 %

61%

No

61 %

Yes

39 %

69%

No

69 %

Yes

31 %

65%

Yes

65 %

No

35 %

81%

No

81 %

Yes

19 %

Text response insights

9 text responses collected.

Text response insights

110 text responses collected.

90%

Yes

90 %

No

10 %

Text response insights

29 text responses collected.

57%

Yes

57 %

No

43 %

Text response insights

13 text responses collected.

100%

Yes

100 %

No

0 %

Text response insights

1 text responses collected.

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

51%

No

51 %

Yes

49 %

244survey responses from53 Recipients

Last response 33d ago

Time Frame

May 30, 2023 - Jul 22, 2026

1'149 days

Country

Sierra Leone

53

Age

Youth (16-25)

5

Young adults (26-35)

32

Middle-aged (36-55)

16

Older adults (56+)

0

Gender

Male

27

Female

26