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Impact Measurement

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

109survey responses from28 Recipients

Last response 33d ago

Time Frame

Apr 18, 2023 - Jul 22, 2026

1'191 days

Country

Sierra Leone

28

Age

Youth (16-25)

5

Young adults (26-35)

10

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Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

75 responses in 75 surveys

Follow-up question for 63 individuals who selected more than one category

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

63 responses in 75 surveys

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

107 responses in 109 surveys

Follow-up question for 66 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

66 responses in 109 surveys

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

107 responses in 109 surveys

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

107 responses in 109 surveys

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

61 responses in 109 surveys

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

108 responses in 109 surveys

Follow-up question for 45 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

45 responses in 109 surveys

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

108 responses in 109 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?

62 responses in 109 surveys

Follow-up question for 32 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

32 responses in 109 surveys

Follow-up question for 12 individuals who said Yes

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

13 responses in 109 surveys

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

106 responses in 109 surveys

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

106 responses in 109 surveys

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

89 responses in 92 surveys

Follow-up question for 8 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

8 responses in 92 surveys

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

90 responses in 92 surveys

Follow-up question for 38 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

38 responses in 92 surveys

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

90 responses in 92 surveys

Question 14 (Free text)

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

15 responses in 17 surveys

Question 15 (Free text)

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

75 responses in 75 surveys

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

17 responses in 17 surveys

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

7 responses in 7 surveys

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

7 responses in 7 surveys

Follow-up question for 5 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)

5 responses in 7 surveys

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

7 responses in 7 surveys

Follow-up question for 7 individuals who said Yes

How so?

0 responses in 7 surveys

Follow-up question for 0 individuals who said No

Can you tell us why?

0 responses in 7 surveys

Question 20 (Single choice)

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

17 responses in 17 surveys

Health care

80.0 %

Food

72.0 %

Education

70.7 %

Transportation

37.3 %

Housing

22.7 %

Investment

9.3 %

Savings

8.0 %

Health care

92.1 %

Food

82.5 %

Education

73.0 %

Transportation

44.4 %

Housing

25.4 %

Investment

11.1 %

Savings

9.5 %

62%

Yes

62 %

No

38 %

3-4

47.0 %

1-2

39.4 %

5-7

9.1 %

8-10

3.0 %

more than 10

1.5 %

Never married

71.0 %

Married

15.9 %

Separated

9.3 %

Widowed

2.8 %

Divorced

0.9 %

Western Area Urban

57.9 %

Western Area Rural

30.8 %

Eastern Province

7.5 %

Northern Province

1.9 %

Southern Province

0.9 %

North West Province

0.9 %

79%

No

79 %

Yes

21 %

Self-employed

54.6 %

Not employed

41.7 %

Employed

3.7 %

Retired

0.0 %

58%

Yes

58 %

No

42 %

70%

Yes

70 %

No

30 %

52%

Yes

52 %

No

48 %

63%

No

63 %

Yes

38 %

77%

No

77 %

Yes

23 %

86%

No

86 %

Yes

14 %

84%

No

84 %

Yes

16 %

91%

No

91 %

Yes

9 %

50%

Yes

50 %

No

50 %

58%

No

58 %

Yes

42 %

89%

No

89 %

Yes

11 %

93%

No

93 %

Yes

7 %

Text response insights

15 text responses collected.

Text response insights

75 text responses collected.

88%

Yes

88 %

No

12 %

Text response insights

7 text responses collected.

71%

No

71 %

Yes

29 %

Text response insights

5 text responses collected.

100%

Yes

100 %

No

0 %

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

82%

No

82 %

Yes

18 %

109survey responses from28 Recipients

Last response 33d ago

Time Frame

Apr 18, 2023 - Jul 22, 2026

1'191 days

Country

Sierra Leone

28

Age

Youth (16-25)

5

Young adults (26-35)

10

Middle-aged (36-55)

11

Older adults (56+)

1

Gender

Male

15

Female

13