Impact Measurement

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56survey responses from11 Recipients

Last response 4d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Jun 14, 2026

1'154 days

Country

Sierra Leone

Age

Youth (16-25)

Young adults (26-35)

Middle-aged (36-55)

Older adults (56+)

Gender

Male

Female

Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

41 responses in 46 surveys

Food

80.5%

Education

65.9%

Health care

43.9%

Housing

41.5%

Transportation

34.1%

Savings

29.3%

Investment

9.8%

Follow-up question for 31 individuals who selected more than one category

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

31 responses in 46 surveys

food

96.8%

education

64.5%

healthCare

58.1%

housing

54.8%

mobility

45.2%

saving

38.7%

investment

12.9%

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

54 responses in 56 surveys

98%

Yes

98%

Follow-up question for 53 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

53 responses in 56 surveys

3-4

39.6%

5-7

34.0%

1-2

15.1%

8-10

7.5%

more than 10

3.8%

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

53 responses in 56 surveys

Married

58.5%

Never married

41.5%

Widowed

0.0%

Divorced

0.0%

Separated

0.0%

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

52 responses in 56 surveys

Western Area Urban

44.2%

Western Area Rural

25.0%

Northern Province

17.3%

Eastern Province

13.5%

Southern Province

0.0%

North West Province

0.0%

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

22 responses in 56 surveys

86%

Yes

14%

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

55 responses in 56 surveys

Self-employed

52.7%

Not employed

43.6%

Employed

3.6%

Retired

0.0%

Follow-up question for 24 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

24 responses in 56 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

55 responses in 56 surveys

64%

Yes

36%

Question 8 (Single choice)

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

22 responses in 56 surveys

77%

Yes

23%

Follow-up question for 5 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

5 responses in 56 surveys

60%

Yes

60%

40%

Follow-up question for 3 individuals who said Yes

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

3 responses in 56 surveys

67%

Yes

67%

33%

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

54 responses in 56 surveys

65%

Yes

35%

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

54 responses in 56 surveys

54%

Yes

46%

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

46 responses in 47 surveys

91%

Yes

Follow-up question for 4 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

4 responses in 47 surveys

75%

Yes

75%

25%

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

46 responses in 47 surveys

91%

Yes

Follow-up question for 4 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

4 responses in 47 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

46 responses in 47 surveys

85%

Yes

15%

Question 14 (Free text)

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

1 responses in 1 surveys

Text response insights

1 text responses collected.

Question 15 (Free text)

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

41 responses in 46 surveys

Text response insights

41 text responses collected.

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

9 responses in 9 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

6 responses in 6 surveys

Text response insights

6 text responses collected.

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

6 responses in 6 surveys

67%

Yes

67%

33%

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 6 surveys

Text response insights

2 text responses collected.

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

6 responses in 6 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Follow-up question for 6 individuals who said Yes

How so?

0 responses in 6 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 6 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?

9 responses in 9 surveys

78%

Yes

22%

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Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

41 responses in 46 surveys

Food

80.5%

Education

65.9%

Health care

43.9%

Housing

41.5%

Transportation

34.1%

Savings

29.3%

Investment

9.8%

Follow-up question for 31 individuals who selected more than one category

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

31 responses in 46 surveys

food

96.8%

education

64.5%

healthCare

58.1%

housing

54.8%

mobility

45.2%

saving

38.7%

investment

12.9%

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

54 responses in 56 surveys

98%

Yes

98%

Follow-up question for 53 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

53 responses in 56 surveys

3-4

39.6%

5-7

34.0%

1-2

15.1%

8-10

7.5%

more than 10

3.8%

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

53 responses in 56 surveys

Married

58.5%

Never married

41.5%

Widowed

0.0%

Divorced

0.0%

Separated

0.0%

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

52 responses in 56 surveys

Western Area Urban

44.2%

Western Area Rural

25.0%

Northern Province

17.3%

Eastern Province

13.5%

Southern Province

0.0%

North West Province

0.0%

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

22 responses in 56 surveys

86%

Yes

14%

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

55 responses in 56 surveys

Self-employed

52.7%

Not employed

43.6%

Employed

3.6%

Retired

0.0%

Follow-up question for 24 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

24 responses in 56 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

55 responses in 56 surveys

64%

Yes

36%

Question 8 (Single choice)

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

22 responses in 56 surveys

77%

Yes

23%

Follow-up question for 5 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

5 responses in 56 surveys

60%

Yes

60%

40%

Follow-up question for 3 individuals who said Yes

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

3 responses in 56 surveys

67%

Yes

67%

33%

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

54 responses in 56 surveys

65%

Yes

35%

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

54 responses in 56 surveys

54%

Yes

46%

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

46 responses in 47 surveys

91%

Yes

Follow-up question for 4 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

4 responses in 47 surveys

75%

Yes

75%

25%

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

46 responses in 47 surveys

91%

Yes

Follow-up question for 4 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

4 responses in 47 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

46 responses in 47 surveys

85%

Yes

15%

Question 14 (Free text)

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

1 responses in 1 surveys

Text response insights

1 text responses collected.

Question 15 (Free text)

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

41 responses in 46 surveys

Text response insights

41 text responses collected.

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

9 responses in 9 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

6 responses in 6 surveys

Text response insights

6 text responses collected.

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

6 responses in 6 surveys

67%

Yes

67%

33%

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 6 surveys

Text response insights

2 text responses collected.

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

6 responses in 6 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Follow-up question for 6 individuals who said Yes

How so?

0 responses in 6 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 6 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?

9 responses in 9 surveys

78%

Yes

22%