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Impact Measurement

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143survey responses from35 Recipients

Last response 0d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Oct 7, 2026

1,269 days

Country

Sierra Leone

35

Age

Youth (16-25)

0

Young adults (26-35)

2

Middle-aged (36-55)

21

Older adults (56+)

12

Gender

Male

0

Female

35

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143survey responses from35 Recipients

Last response 0d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Oct 7, 2026

1,269 days

Country

Sierra Leone

35

Age

Youth (16-25)

0

Young adults (26-35)

2

Middle-aged (36-55)

21

Older adults (56+)

12

Gender

Male

0

Female

35

Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

77 responses in 88 surveys

Food

68.8 %

Education

53.2 %

Health care

50.6 %

Housing

42.9 %

Transportation

23.4 %

Savings

22.1 %

Follow-up question for 47 individuals who selected more than one category

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

47 responses in 88 surveys

Food

93.6 %

Health care

78.7 %

Education

72.3 %

Housing

61.7 %

Transportation

38.3 %

Savings

31.9 %

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

139 responses in 143 surveys

94%

Yes

94 %

No

6 %

Follow-up question for 131 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

131 responses in 143 surveys

3-4

40.5 %

5-7

33.6 %

1-2

16.0 %

8-10

8.4 %

more than 10

1.5 %

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

138 responses in 143 surveys

Widowed

67.4 %

Married

20.3 %

Never married

5.1 %

Divorced

4.3 %

Separated

2.9 %

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

135 responses in 143 surveys

Western Area Urban

56.3 %

Western Area Rural

20.0 %

Southern Province

15.6 %

Eastern Province

7.4 %

Northern Province

0.7 %

North West Province

0.0 %

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

67 responses in 143 surveys

99%

No

99 %

Yes

1 %

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

140 responses in 143 surveys

Not employed

49.3 %

Self-employed

40.0 %

Retired

7.1 %

Employed

3.6 %

Follow-up question for 69 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

69 responses in 143 surveys

84%

No

84 %

Yes

16 %

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

140 responses in 143 surveys

81%

No

81 %

Yes

19 %

Question 8 (Single choice)

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

68 responses in 143 surveys

60%

No

60 %

Yes

40 %

Follow-up question for 27 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

27 responses in 143 surveys

59%

No

59 %

Yes

41 %

Follow-up question for 11 individuals who said Yes

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

11 responses in 143 surveys

55%

Yes

55 %

No

45 %

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

139 responses in 143 surveys

74%

No

74 %

Yes

26 %

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

140 responses in 143 surveys

65%

No

65 %

Yes

35 %

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

104 responses in 107 surveys

88%

No

88 %

Yes

12 %

Follow-up question for 12 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

12 responses in 107 surveys

67%

Yes

67 %

No

33 %

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

105 responses in 107 surveys

88%

No

88 %

Yes

12 %

Follow-up question for 13 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

13 responses in 107 surveys

77%

Yes

77 %

No

23 %

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

105 responses in 107 surveys

93%

No

93 %

Yes

7 %

Question 14 (Free text)

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

18 responses in 19 surveys

Text response insights

18 text responses collected.

Question 15 (Free text)

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

77 responses in 88 surveys

Text response insights

77 text responses collected.

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

36 responses in 36 surveys

94%

Yes

94 %

No

6 %

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

14 responses in 14 surveys

Text response insights

14 text responses collected.

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

14 responses in 14 surveys

86%

Yes

86 %

No

14 %

Follow-up question for 2 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)

2 responses in 14 surveys

Text response insights

2 text responses collected.

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

14 responses in 14 surveys

100%

Yes

100 %

No

0 %

Follow-up question for 14 individuals who said Yes

How so?

0 responses in 14 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 14 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?

36 responses in 36 surveys

56%

Yes

56 %

No

44 %

Investment

13.0 %

Investment

8.5 %