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

121survey responses from27 Recipients

Last response 0d ago

Time Frame

Apr 18, 2023 - Oct 7, 2026

1,268 days

Country

Sierra Leone

27

Age

Youth (16-25)

5

Young adults (26-35)

10

Middle-aged (36-55)

10

Older adults (56+)

1

Gender

Male

14

Female

13

Resources

Our work

Recipient app

Platform partner

121survey responses from27 Recipients

Last response 0d ago

Time Frame

Apr 18, 2023 - Oct 7, 2026

1,268 days

Country

Sierra Leone

27

Age

Youth (16-25)

5

Young adults (26-35)

10

Middle-aged (36-55)

10

Older adults (56+)

1

Gender

Male

14

Female

13

Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

85 responses in 85 surveys

Follow-up question for 72 individuals who selected more than one category

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

72 responses in 85 surveys

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

119 responses in 121 surveys

Follow-up question for 72 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

72 responses in 121 surveys

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

119 responses in 121 surveys

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

119 responses in 121 surveys

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

76 responses in 121 surveys

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

120 responses in 121 surveys

Follow-up question for 51 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

51 responses in 121 surveys

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

120 responses in 121 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?

77 responses in 121 surveys

Follow-up question for 38 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

38 responses in 121 surveys

Follow-up question for 13 individuals who said Yes

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

14 responses in 121 surveys

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

118 responses in 121 surveys

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

118 responses in 121 surveys

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

99 responses in 102 surveys

Follow-up question for 8 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

8 responses in 102 surveys

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

100 responses in 102 surveys

Follow-up question for 45 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

45 responses in 102 surveys

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

100 responses in 102 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?

85 responses in 85 surveys

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

19 responses in 19 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?

19 responses in 19 surveys

Health care

84.7 %

Education

70.6 %

Food

68.2 %

Transportation

37.6 %

Housing

22.4 %

Investment

10.6 %

Savings

8.2 %

Health care

95.8 %

Food

77.8 %

Education

73.6 %

Transportation

44.4 %

Housing

25.0 %

Investment

12.5 %

Savings

9.7 %

61%

Yes

61 %

No

39 %

3-4

43.1 %

1-2

40.3 %

5-7

12.5 %

8-10

2.8 %

more than 10

1.4 %

Never married

68.9 %

Married

17.6 %

Separated

10.1 %

Widowed

2.5 %

Divorced

0.8 %

Western Area Urban

59.7 %

Western Area Rural

30.3 %

Eastern Province

6.7 %

Northern Province

1.7 %

Southern Province

0.8 %

North West Province

0.8 %

74%

No

74 %

Yes

26 %

Self-employed

53.3 %

Not employed

42.5 %

Employed

4.2 %

Retired

0.0 %

61%

Yes

61 %

No

39 %

73%

Yes

73 %

No

27 %

51%

No

51 %

Yes

49 %

66%

No

66 %

Yes

34 %

71%

No

71 %

Yes

29 %

88%

No

88 %

Yes

12 %

84%

No

84 %

Yes

16 %

92%

No

92 %

Yes

8 %

63%

Yes

63 %

No

38 %

55%

No

55 %

Yes

45 %

89%

No

89 %

Yes

11 %

95%

No

95 %

Yes

5 %

Text response insights

15 text responses collected.

Text response insights

85 text responses collected.

84%

Yes

84 %

No

16 %

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.

84%

No

84 %

Yes

16 %