Impact Measurement

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707survey responses from154 Recipients

Last response 3d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Jun 14, 2026

1'154 days

Country

Sierra Leone

154

Age

Youth (16-25)

Young adults (26-35)

Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

468 responses in 487 surveys

Food

76.5%

Education

73.9%

Health care

53.4%

Housing

48.1%

Transportation

36.5%

Savings

11.3%

Investment

8.3%

Follow-up question for 340 individuals who selected more than one category

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

340 responses in 487 surveys

food

94.1%

education

83.2%

healthCare

72.4%

housing

64.7%

mobility

49.4%

saving

14.4%

investment

8.2%

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

696 responses in 707 surveys

89%

Yes

89%

11%

Follow-up question for 622 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

622 responses in 707 surveys

3-4

42.3%

5-7

29.4%

1-2

18.3%

8-10

7.9%

more than 10

2.1%

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

694 responses in 707 surveys

Never married

40.5%

Married

39.8%

Widowed

10.2%

Separated

7.3%

Divorced

2.2%

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

679 responses in 707 surveys

Western Area Rural

43.2%

Western Area Urban

38.6%

Eastern Province

11.8%

Northern Province

5.0%

Southern Province

0.9%

North West Province

0.6%

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

264 responses in 707 surveys

84%

Yes

16%

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

702 responses in 707 surveys

Self-employed

58.8%

Not employed

26.9%

Employed

11.5%

Retired

2.7%

Follow-up question for 189 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

189 responses in 707 surveys

68%

Yes

68%

32%

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

702 responses in 707 surveys

75%

Yes

25%

Question 8 (Single choice)

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

265 responses in 707 surveys

57%

Yes

43%

Follow-up question for 115 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

115 responses in 707 surveys

61%

Yes

61%

39%

Follow-up question for 70 individuals who said Yes

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

70 responses in 707 surveys

50%

Yes

50%

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

700 responses in 707 surveys

82%

Yes

18%

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

701 responses in 707 surveys

81%

Yes

19%

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

523 responses in 527 surveys

70%

Yes

30%

Follow-up question for 156 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

156 responses in 527 surveys

60%

Yes

40%

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

524 responses in 527 surveys

67%

Yes

33%

Follow-up question for 173 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

173 responses in 527 surveys

68%

Yes

68%

32%

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

524 responses in 527 surveys

88%

Yes

12%

Question 14 (Free text)

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

35 responses in 40 surveys

Text response insights

35 text responses collected.

Question 15 (Free text)

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

468 responses in 487 surveys

Text response insights

468 text responses collected.

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

164 responses in 180 surveys

95%

Yes

95%

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

77 responses in 81 surveys

Text response insights

77 text responses collected.

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

78 responses in 81 surveys

60%

Yes

60%

40%

Follow-up question for 31 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)

31 responses in 81 surveys

Text response insights

31 text responses collected.

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

78 responses in 81 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Follow-up question for 78 individuals who said Yes

How so?

1 responses in 81 surveys

Text response insights

1 text responses collected.

Follow-up question for 0 individuals who said No

Can you tell us why?

0 responses in 81 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?

172 responses in 180 surveys

52%

Yes

52%

48%

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Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

468 responses in 487 surveys

Food

76.5%

Education

73.9%

Health care

53.4%

Housing

48.1%

Transportation

36.5%

Savings

11.3%

Investment

8.3%

Follow-up question for 340 individuals who selected more than one category

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

340 responses in 487 surveys

food

94.1%

education

83.2%

healthCare

72.4%

housing

64.7%

mobility

49.4%

saving

14.4%

investment

8.2%

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

696 responses in 707 surveys

89%

Yes

89%

11%

Follow-up question for 622 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

622 responses in 707 surveys

3-4

42.3%

5-7

29.4%

1-2

18.3%

8-10

7.9%

more than 10

2.1%

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

694 responses in 707 surveys

Never married

40.5%

Married

39.8%

Widowed

10.2%

Separated

7.3%

Divorced

2.2%

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

679 responses in 707 surveys

Western Area Rural

43.2%

Western Area Urban

38.6%

Eastern Province

11.8%

Northern Province

5.0%

Southern Province

0.9%

North West Province

0.6%

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

264 responses in 707 surveys

84%

Yes

16%

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

702 responses in 707 surveys

Self-employed

58.8%

Not employed

26.9%

Employed

11.5%

Retired

2.7%

Follow-up question for 189 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

189 responses in 707 surveys

68%

Yes

68%

32%

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

702 responses in 707 surveys

75%

Yes

25%

Question 8 (Single choice)

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

265 responses in 707 surveys

57%

Yes

43%

Follow-up question for 115 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

115 responses in 707 surveys

61%

Yes

61%

39%

Follow-up question for 70 individuals who said Yes

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

70 responses in 707 surveys

50%

Yes

50%

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

700 responses in 707 surveys

82%

Yes

18%

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

701 responses in 707 surveys

81%

Yes

19%

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

523 responses in 527 surveys

70%

Yes

30%

Follow-up question for 156 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

156 responses in 527 surveys

60%

Yes

40%

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

524 responses in 527 surveys

67%

Yes

33%

Follow-up question for 173 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

173 responses in 527 surveys

68%

Yes

68%

32%

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

524 responses in 527 surveys

88%

Yes

12%

Question 14 (Free text)

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

35 responses in 40 surveys

Text response insights

35 text responses collected.

Question 15 (Free text)

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

468 responses in 487 surveys

Text response insights

468 text responses collected.

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

164 responses in 180 surveys

95%

Yes

95%

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

77 responses in 81 surveys

Text response insights

77 text responses collected.

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

78 responses in 81 surveys

60%

Yes

60%

40%

Follow-up question for 31 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)

31 responses in 81 surveys

Text response insights

31 text responses collected.

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

78 responses in 81 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Follow-up question for 78 individuals who said Yes

How so?

1 responses in 81 surveys

Text response insights

1 text responses collected.

Follow-up question for 0 individuals who said No

Can you tell us why?

0 responses in 81 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?

172 responses in 180 surveys

52%

Yes

52%

48%