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151survey responses from31 Recipients

Last response 4d ago

Time Frame

Jul 26, 2023 - Oct 7, 2026

1,168 days

Country

Sierra Leone

31

Age

Youth (16-25)

1

Young adults (26-35)

18

Middle-aged (36-55)

12

Older adults (56+)

0

Gender

Male

14

Female

17

Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

62 responses in 66 surveys

Education

69.4 %

Food

64.5 %

Housing

40.3 %

Health care

32.3 %

Transportation

27.4 %

Savings

6.5 %

Follow-up question for 39 individuals who selected more than one category

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

39 responses in 66 surveys

Food

92.3 %

Education

76.9 %

Housing

61.5 %

Health care

48.7 %

Transportation

38.5 %

Savings

7.7 %

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

149 responses in 151 surveys

97%

Yes

Yes

97 %

No

3 %

Follow-up question for 144 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

144 responses in 151 surveys

3-4

47.2 %

5-7

29.9 %

1-2

14.6 %

8-10

6.9 %

more than 10

1.4 %

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

148 responses in 151 surveys

Married

54.7 %

Never married

33.1 %

Widowed

7.4 %

Separated

3.4 %

Divorced

1.4 %

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

141 responses in 151 surveys

Western Area Rural

55.3 %

Western Area Urban

32.6 %

Eastern Province

11.3 %

Northern Province

0.7 %

Southern Province

0.0 %

North West Province

0.0 %

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

45 responses in 151 surveys

87%

No

No

87 %

Yes

13 %

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

150 responses in 151 surveys

Self-employed

62.0 %

Employed

21.3 %

Not employed

14.7 %

Retired

2.0 %

Follow-up question for 22 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

22 responses in 151 surveys

59%

Yes

Yes

59 %

No

41 %

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

150 responses in 151 surveys

84%

No

No

84 %

Yes

16 %

Question 8 (Single choice)

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

45 responses in 151 surveys

51%

No

No

51 %

Yes

49 %

Follow-up question for 22 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

22 responses in 151 surveys

64%

Yes

Yes

64 %

No

36 %

Follow-up question for 14 individuals who said Yes

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

14 responses in 151 surveys

57%

No

No

57 %

Yes

43 %

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

151 responses in 151 surveys

78%

No

No

78 %

Yes

22 %

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

151 responses in 151 surveys

78%

No

No

78 %

Yes

22 %

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

67 responses in 67 surveys

72%

No

No

72 %

Yes

28 %

Follow-up question for 19 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

19 responses in 67 surveys

79%

No

No

79 %

Yes

21 %

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

67 responses in 67 surveys

78%

No

No

78 %

Yes

22 %

Follow-up question for 15 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

15 responses in 67 surveys

93%

Yes

Yes

93 %

No

7 %

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

67 responses in 67 surveys

82%

No

No

82 %

Yes

18 %

Question 14 (Free text)

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

0 responses in 1 surveys

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

Question 15 (Free text)

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

62 responses in 66 surveys

Text response insights

62 text responses collected.

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

71 responses in 84 surveys

90%

Yes

Yes

90 %

No

10 %

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

25 responses in 28 surveys

Text response insights

25 text responses collected.

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

25 responses in 28 surveys

56%

Yes

Yes

56 %

No

44 %

Follow-up question for 11 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)

11 responses in 28 surveys

Text response insights

11 text responses collected.

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

25 responses in 28 surveys

100%

Yes

Yes

100 %

No

0 %

Follow-up question for 25 individuals who said Yes

How so?

0 responses in 28 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 28 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?

78 responses in 84 surveys

53%

Yes

Yes

53 %

No

47 %

Investment

3.2 %

Investment

2.6 %