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Impact Measurement

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116survey responses from40 Recipients

Last response 0d ago

Time Frame

Jan 6, 2025 - Oct 7, 2026

639 days

Country

Sierra Leone

40

Age

Youth (16-25)

2

Young adults (26-35)

10

Middle-aged (36-55)

20

Older adults (56+)

6

Gender

Male

15

Female

25

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116survey responses from40 Recipients

Last response 0d ago

Time Frame

Jan 6, 2025 - Oct 7, 2026

639 days

Country

Sierra Leone

40

Age

Youth (16-25)

2

Young adults (26-35)

10

Middle-aged (36-55)

20

Older adults (56+)

6

Gender

Male

15

Female

25

Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

111 responses in 113 surveys

Food

83.8 %

Education

43.2 %

Health care

37.8 %

Housing

30.6 %

Transportation

21.6 %

Savings

3.6 %

Follow-up question for 37 individuals who selected more than one category

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

37 responses in 113 surveys

Education

100.0 %

Food

100.0 %

Health care

97.3 %

Housing

91.9 %

Transportation

64.9 %

Savings

10.8 %

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

115 responses in 116 surveys

93%

Yes

93 %

No

7 %

Follow-up question for 107 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

107 responses in 116 surveys

5-7

39.3 %

3-4

26.2 %

8-10

17.8 %

1-2

14.0 %

more than 10

2.8 %

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

115 responses in 116 surveys

Married

55.7 %

Never married

14.8 %

Widowed

13.9 %

Separated

12.2 %

Divorced

3.5 %

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

115 responses in 116 surveys

Eastern Province

74.8 %

Southern Province

12.2 %

Western Area Urban

6.1 %

Western Area Rural

6.1 %

Northern Province

0.9 %

North West Province

0.0 %

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

115 responses in 116 surveys

85%

No

85 %

Yes

15 %

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

115 responses in 116 surveys

Self-employed

65.2 %

Not employed

31.3 %

Employed

3.5 %

Retired

0.0 %

Follow-up question for 36 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

36 responses in 116 surveys

64%

No

64 %

Yes

36 %

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

115 responses in 116 surveys

90%

No

90 %

Yes

10 %

Question 8 (Single choice)

Do you or other family members in your household ever skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food?

115 responses in 116 surveys

51%

Yes

51 %

No

49 %

Follow-up question for 59 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

59 responses in 116 surveys

73%

No

73 %

Yes

27 %

Follow-up question for 16 individuals who said Yes

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

16 responses in 116 surveys

50%

Yes

50 %

No

50 %

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

115 responses in 116 surveys

97%

No

97 %

Yes

3 %

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

115 responses in 116 surveys

96%

No

96 %

Yes

4 %

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

115 responses in 116 surveys

72%

No

72 %

Yes

28 %

Follow-up question for 32 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

32 responses in 116 surveys

97%

Yes

97 %

No

3 %

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

116 responses in 116 surveys

95%

No

95 %

Yes

5 %

Follow-up question for 6 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

6 responses in 116 surveys

83%

Yes

83 %

No

17 %

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

116 responses in 116 surveys

97%

No

97 %

Yes

3 %

Question 14 (Free text)

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

3 responses in 3 surveys

Text response insights

3 text responses collected.

Question 15 (Free text)

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

112 responses in 113 surveys

Text response insights

112 text responses collected.

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

0 responses in 0 surveys

0%

Yes

0 %

No

0 %

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

0 responses in 0 surveys

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

0 responses in 0 surveys

0%

Yes

0 %

No

0 %

Follow-up question for 0 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)

0 responses in 0 surveys

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

0 responses in 0 surveys

0%

Yes

0 %

No

0 %

Follow-up question for 0 individuals who said Yes

How so?

0 responses in 0 surveys

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

Follow-up question for 0 individuals who said No

Can you tell us why?

0 responses in 0 surveys

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

Question 20 (Single choice)

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

0 responses in 0 surveys

0%

Yes

0 %

No

0 %

Investment

3.6 %

Investment

8.1 %