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Impact Measurement

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

516survey responses from115 Recipients

Last response 16d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Sep 18, 2026

1,250 days

Country

Sierra Leone

115

Age

Youth (16-25)

3

Young adults (26-35)

37

Middle-aged (36-55)

34

Older adults (56+)

8

Gender

Male

43

Female

72

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Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

362 responses in 377 surveys

Follow-up question for 250 individuals who selected more than one category

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

250 responses in 377 surveys

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

509 responses in 516 surveys

Follow-up question for 475 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

475 responses in 516 surveys

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

508 responses in 516 surveys

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

500 responses in 516 surveys

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

220 responses in 516 surveys

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

513 responses in 516 surveys

Follow-up question for 146 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

146 responses in 516 surveys

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

513 responses in 516 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?

220 responses in 516 surveys

Follow-up question for 88 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

88 responses in 516 surveys

Follow-up question for 60 individuals who said Yes

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

60 responses in 516 surveys

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

512 responses in 516 surveys

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

513 responses in 516 surveys

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

398 responses in 399 surveys

Follow-up question for 134 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

134 responses in 399 surveys

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

398 responses in 399 surveys

Follow-up question for 126 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

126 responses in 399 surveys

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

398 responses in 399 surveys

Question 14 (Free text)

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

20 responses in 22 surveys

Question 15 (Free text)

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

362 responses in 377 surveys

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

114 responses in 117 surveys

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

46 responses in 47 surveys

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

47 responses in 47 surveys

Follow-up question for 16 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)

16 responses in 47 surveys

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

47 responses in 47 surveys

Follow-up question for 47 individuals who said Yes

How so?

1 responses in 47 surveys

Follow-up question for 0 individuals who said No

Can you tell us why?

0 responses in 47 surveys

Question 20 (Single choice)

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

115 responses in 117 surveys

Food

78.5 %

Education

72.1 %

Housing

51.9 %

Health care

49.7 %

Transportation

37.3 %

Savings

13.5 %

Investment

9.4 %

Food

97.6 %

Education

84.8 %

Housing

74.0 %

Health care

70.8 %

Transportation

53.6 %

Savings

18.0 %

Investment

8.8 %

93%

Yes

93 %

No

7 %

3-4

39.6 %

5-7

33.1 %

1-2

16.4 %

8-10

8.4 %

more than 10

2.5 %

Married

42.1 %

Never married

35.6 %

Widowed

11.8 %

Separated

7.5 %

Divorced

3.0 %

Western Area Rural

41.4 %

Western Area Urban

38.6 %

Eastern Province

11.6 %

Northern Province

6.4 %

Southern Province

1.2 %

North West Province

0.8 %

86%

No

86 %

Yes

14 %

Self-employed

59.3 %

Not employed

28.5 %

Employed

9.2 %

Retired

3.1 %

72%

Yes

72 %

No

28 %

81%

No

81 %

Yes

19 %

60%

No

60 %

Yes

40 %

68%

Yes

68 %

No

32 %

52%

Yes

52 %

No

48 %

83%

No

83 %

Yes

17 %

79%

No

79 %

Yes

21 %

66%

No

66 %

Yes

34 %

60%

No

60 %

Yes

40 %

68%

No

68 %

Yes

32 %

82%

Yes

82 %

No

18 %

88%

No

88 %

Yes

12 %

Text response insights

20 text responses collected.

Text response insights

362 text responses collected.

97%

Yes

97 %

No

3 %

Text response insights

46 text responses collected.

66%

Yes

66 %

No

34 %

Text response insights

16 text responses collected.

100%

Yes

100 %

No

0 %

Text response insights

1 text responses collected.

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

62%

Yes

62 %

No

38 %

516survey responses from115 Recipients

Last response 16d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Sep 18, 2026

1,250 days

Country

Sierra Leone

115

Age

Youth (16-25)

3

Young adults (26-35)

37

Middle-aged (36-55)

34

Older adults (56+)

8

Gender

Male

43

Female

72