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Impact Measurement

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

294survey responses from136 Recipients

Last response 0d ago

Time Frame

Jul 26, 2023 - Oct 7, 2026

1,168 days

Country

Sierra Leone

136

Age

Youth (16-25)

0

Young adults (26-35)

11

Middle-aged (36-55)

96

Older adults (56+)

2

Gender

Male

97

Female

39

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Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

225 responses in 226 surveys

Follow-up question for 183 individuals who selected more than one category

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

183 responses in 226 surveys

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

294 responses in 294 surveys

Follow-up question for 287 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

287 responses in 294 surveys

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

294 responses in 294 surveys

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

294 responses in 294 surveys

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

192 responses in 294 surveys

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

294 responses in 294 surveys

Follow-up question for 68 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

68 responses in 294 surveys

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

294 responses in 294 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?

192 responses in 294 surveys

Follow-up question for 55 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

55 responses in 294 surveys

Follow-up question for 40 individuals who said Yes

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

40 responses in 294 surveys

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

294 responses in 294 surveys

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

294 responses in 294 surveys

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

237 responses in 237 surveys

Follow-up question for 88 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

88 responses in 237 surveys

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

237 responses in 237 surveys

Follow-up question for 75 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

75 responses in 237 surveys

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

237 responses in 237 surveys

Question 14 (Free text)

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

10 responses in 11 surveys

Question 15 (Free text)

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

225 responses in 226 surveys

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

57 responses in 57 surveys

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

20 responses in 20 surveys

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

20 responses in 20 surveys

Follow-up question for 6 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)

6 responses in 20 surveys

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

20 responses in 20 surveys

Follow-up question for 20 individuals who said Yes

How so?

0 responses in 20 surveys

Follow-up question for 0 individuals who said No

Can you tell us why?

0 responses in 20 surveys

Question 20 (Single choice)

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

57 responses in 57 surveys

Food

86.7 %

Education

83.1 %

Health care

65.3 %

Transportation

48.0 %

Housing

43.1 %

Investment

38.2 %

Savings

26.2 %

Food

98.9 %

Education

96.2 %

Health care

78.7 %

Transportation

59.0 %

Housing

51.4 %

Investment

44.8 %

Savings

28.4 %

98%

Yes

98 %

No

2 %

3-4

42.9 %

5-7

35.2 %

1-2

11.5 %

8-10

8.7 %

more than 10

1.7 %

Married

56.8 %

Never married

20.1 %

Widowed

13.6 %

Separated

6.1 %

Divorced

3.4 %

Western Area Rural

40.8 %

Southern Province

37.4 %

Western Area Urban

13.9 %

Eastern Province

4.4 %

North West Province

2.4 %

Northern Province

1.0 %

96%

No

96 %

Yes

4 %

Self-employed

63.6 %

Not employed

23.1 %

Employed

9.2 %

Retired

4.1 %

62%

Yes

62 %

No

38 %

84%

No

84 %

Yes

16 %

71%

No

71 %

Yes

29 %

73%

Yes

73 %

No

27 %

73%

Yes

73 %

No

28 %

94%

No

94 %

Yes

6 %

93%

No

93 %

Yes

7 %

63%

No

63 %

Yes

37 %

64%

No

64 %

Yes

36 %

68%

No

68 %

Yes

32 %

97%

Yes

97 %

No

3 %

92%

No

92 %

Yes

8 %

Text response insights

10 text responses collected.

Text response insights

225 text responses collected.

96%

Yes

96 %

No

4 %

Text response insights

20 text responses collected.

70%

Yes

70 %

No

30 %

Text response insights

6 text responses collected.

100%

Yes

100 %

No

0 %

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

72%

Yes

72 %

No

28 %

294survey responses from136 Recipients

Last response 0d ago

Time Frame

Jul 26, 2023 - Oct 7, 2026

1,168 days

Country

Sierra Leone

136

Age

Youth (16-25)

0

Young adults (26-35)

11

Middle-aged (36-55)

96

Older adults (56+)

2

Gender

Male

97

Female

39