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Impact Measurement

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

1,183survey responses from353 Recipients

Last response 0d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Oct 7, 2026

1,269 days

Country

Sierra Leone

353

Age

Youth (16-25)

14

Young adults (26-35)

85

Middle-aged (36-55)

184

Older adults (56+)

27

Gender

Male

173

Female

180

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Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

823 responses in 855 surveys

Follow-up question for 546 individuals who selected more than one category

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

546 responses in 855 surveys

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

1167 responses in 1183 surveys

Follow-up question for 1059 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

1059 responses in 1183 surveys

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

1164 responses in 1183 surveys

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

1146 responses in 1183 surveys

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

659 responses in 1183 surveys

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

1174 responses in 1183 surveys

Follow-up question for 339 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

339 responses in 1183 surveys

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

1174 responses in 1183 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?

661 responses in 1183 surveys

Follow-up question for 257 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

257 responses in 1183 surveys

Follow-up question for 130 individuals who said Yes

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

131 responses in 1183 surveys

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

1171 responses in 1183 surveys

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

1173 responses in 1183 surveys

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

909 responses in 917 surveys

Follow-up question for 224 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

224 responses in 917 surveys

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

912 responses in 917 surveys

Follow-up question for 221 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

221 responses in 917 surveys

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

912 responses in 917 surveys

Question 14 (Free text)

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

56 responses in 62 surveys

Question 15 (Free text)

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

824 responses in 855 surveys

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

250 responses in 266 surveys

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

92 responses in 96 surveys

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

93 responses in 96 surveys

Follow-up question for 34 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)

34 responses in 96 surveys

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

93 responses in 96 surveys

Follow-up question for 93 individuals who said Yes

How so?

1 responses in 96 surveys

Follow-up question for 0 individuals who said No

Can you tell us why?

0 responses in 96 surveys

Question 20 (Single choice)

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

258 responses in 266 surveys

Food

77.3 %

Education

68.0 %

Health care

52.6 %

Housing

40.1 %

Transportation

34.9 %

Investment

16.9 %

Savings

15.1 %

Food

94.9 %

Education

85.5 %

Health care

76.2 %

Housing

58.2 %

Transportation

52.0 %

Investment

21.2 %

Savings

20.7 %

91%

Yes

91 %

No

9 %

3-4

38.6 %

5-7

34.0 %

1-2

15.9 %

8-10

9.4 %

more than 10

2.1 %

Married

44.8 %

Never married

30.6 %

Widowed

15.7 %

Separated

6.4 %

Divorced

2.5 %

Western Area Urban

34.6 %

Western Area Rural

31.8 %

Eastern Province

16.1 %

Southern Province

13.2 %

Northern Province

3.2 %

North West Province

1.0 %

88%

No

88 %

Yes

12 %

Self-employed

60.7 %

Not employed

28.9 %

Employed

7.9 %

Retired

2.5 %

55%

Yes

55 %

No

45 %

79%

No

79 %

Yes

21 %

61%

No

61 %

Yes

39 %

51%

Yes

51 %

No

49 %

52%

Yes

52 %

No

48 %

85%

No

85 %

Yes

15 %

82%

No

82 %

Yes

18 %

75%

No

75 %

Yes

25 %

51%

No

51 %

Yes

49 %

76%

No

76 %

Yes

24 %

68%

Yes

68 %

No

32 %

91%

No

91 %

Yes

9 %

Text response insights

56 text responses collected.

Text response insights

824 text responses collected.

94%

Yes

94 %

No

6 %

Text response insights

92 text responses collected.

63%

Yes

63 %

No

37 %

Text response insights

34 text responses collected.

100%

Yes

100 %

No

0 %

Text response insights

1 text responses collected.

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

56%

Yes

56 %

No

44 %

1,183survey responses from353 Recipients

Last response 0d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Oct 7, 2026

1,269 days

Country

Sierra Leone

353

Age

Youth (16-25)

14

Young adults (26-35)

85

Middle-aged (36-55)

184

Older adults (56+)

27

Gender

Male

173

Female

180