Impact Measurement

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977survey responses from260 Recipients

Last response 9d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Jun 14, 2026

1'154 days

Country

Sierra Leone

260

Age

Youth (16-25)

Young adults (26-35)

Middle-aged (36-55)

106

Older adults (56+)

Gender

Male

104

Female

156

Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

633 responses in 666 surveys

Food

74.9%

Education

68.2%

Health care

51.0%

Housing

46.0%

Transportation

33.5%

Savings

11.5%

Investment

8.7%

Follow-up question for 420 individuals who selected more than one category

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

420 responses in 666 surveys

food

94.0%

education

83.8%

healthCare

74.5%

housing

66.4%

mobility

49.5%

saving

15.2%

investment

8.6%

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

960 responses in 977 surveys

91%

Yes

91%

Follow-up question for 870 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

870 responses in 977 surveys

3-4

39.9%

5-7

30.8%

1-2

17.8%

8-10

9.2%

more than 10

2.3%

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

956 responses in 977 surveys

Married

39.4%

Never married

34.6%

Widowed

17.1%

Separated

6.7%

Divorced

2.2%

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

936 responses in 977 surveys

Western Area Urban

39.0%

Western Area Rural

35.4%

Eastern Province

15.3%

Southern Province

6.1%

Northern Province

3.8%

North West Province

0.4%

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

426 responses in 977 surveys

87%

Yes

13%

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

967 responses in 977 surveys

Self-employed

57.1%

Not employed

30.1%

Employed

10.1%

Retired

2.7%

Follow-up question for 291 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

291 responses in 977 surveys

55%

Yes

55%

45%

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

968 responses in 977 surveys

78%

Yes

22%

Question 8 (Single choice)

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

428 responses in 977 surveys

54%

Yes

46%

Follow-up question for 197 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

197 responses in 977 surveys

55%

Yes

55%

45%

Follow-up question for 109 individuals who said Yes

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

109 responses in 977 surveys

56%

Yes

56%

44%

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

964 responses in 977 surveys

81%

Yes

19%

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

966 responses in 977 surveys

80%

Yes

20%

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

720 responses in 728 surveys

72%

Yes

28%

Follow-up question for 203 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

203 responses in 728 surveys

55%

Yes

45%

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

723 responses in 728 surveys

72%

Yes

28%

Follow-up question for 206 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

206 responses in 728 surveys

70%

Yes

70%

30%

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

723 responses in 728 surveys

89%

Yes

11%

Question 14 (Free text)

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

56 responses in 62 surveys

Text response insights

56 text responses collected.

Question 15 (Free text)

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

634 responses in 666 surveys

Text response insights

634 text responses collected.

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

228 responses in 249 surveys

94%

Yes

94%

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

95 responses in 101 surveys

Text response insights

95 text responses collected.

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

97 responses in 101 surveys

64%

Yes

64%

36%

Follow-up question for 35 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)

35 responses in 101 surveys

Text response insights

35 text responses collected.

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

97 responses in 101 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Follow-up question for 97 individuals who said Yes

How so?

2 responses in 101 surveys

Text response insights

2 text responses collected.

Follow-up question for 0 individuals who said No

Can you tell us why?

0 responses in 101 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?

238 responses in 249 surveys

52%

Yes

52%

48%

Impact Measurement

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

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

Do you have any dependents?

How many people depend on you financially?

What is your marital status?

Where do you live?

Are you currently attending school?

What is your current employment status?

Are you currently looking for work?

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

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

Did this happen last week?

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

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

Are you currently able to save money?

Are you in debt?

Are you able to repay the debt?

Is anyone in your household in debt?

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

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

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

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

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

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

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

What has kept you from achieving this goal? Is there something we could have done to further support you? (e.g. mentoring, connections)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

How so?

Can you tell us why?

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

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

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

Do you have any dependents?

How many people depend on you financially?

What is your marital status?

Where do you live?

Are you currently attending school?

What is your current employment status?

Are you currently looking for work?

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

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

Did this happen last week?

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

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

Are you currently able to save money?

Are you in debt?

Are you able to repay the debt?

Is anyone in your household in debt?

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

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

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

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

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

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

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

What has kept you from achieving this goal? Is there something we could have done to further support you? (e.g. mentoring, connections)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

How so?

Can you tell us why?

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