Impact Measurement

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128survey responses from35 Recipients

Last response 55d ago

Time Frame

Apr 17, 2023 - Apr 23, 2026

1'102 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?

67 responses in 78 surveys

Food

68.7%

Education

56.7%

Health care

50.7%

Housing

41.8%

Transportation

20.9%

Savings

17.9%

Investment

13.4%

Follow-up question for 42 individuals who selected more than one category

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

42 responses in 78 surveys

food

92.9%

healthCare

76.2%

education

73.8%

housing

59.5%

mobility

33.3%

saving

26.2%

investment

9.5%

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

124 responses in 128 surveys

94%

Yes

94%

Follow-up question for 117 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

117 responses in 128 surveys

3-4

36.8%

5-7

34.2%

1-2

17.9%

8-10

9.4%

more than 10

1.7%

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

123 responses in 128 surveys

Widowed

67.5%

Married

20.3%

Never married

5.7%

Divorced

3.3%

Separated

3.3%

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

120 responses in 128 surveys

Western Area Urban

53.3%

Western Area Rural

20.8%

Southern Province

17.5%

Eastern Province

7.5%

Northern Province

0.8%

North West Province

0.0%

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

52 responses in 128 surveys

98%

Yes

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

125 responses in 128 surveys

Not employed

50.4%

Self-employed

40.0%

Retired

5.6%

Employed

4.0%

Follow-up question for 63 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

63 responses in 128 surveys

87%

Yes

13%

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

125 responses in 128 surveys

80%

Yes

20%

Question 8 (Single choice)

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

53 responses in 128 surveys

53%

Yes

47%

Follow-up question for 25 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

25 responses in 128 surveys

60%

Yes

40%

Follow-up question for 10 individuals who said Yes

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

10 responses in 128 surveys

60%

Yes

60%

40%

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

124 responses in 128 surveys

71%

Yes

29%

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

125 responses in 128 surveys

64%

Yes

36%

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

94 responses in 97 surveys

88%

Yes

12%

Follow-up question for 11 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

11 responses in 97 surveys

64%

Yes

64%

36%

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

95 responses in 97 surveys

87%

Yes

13%

Follow-up question for 12 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

12 responses in 97 surveys

75%

Yes

75%

25%

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

95 responses in 97 surveys

93%

Yes

Question 14 (Free text)

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

18 responses in 19 surveys

Text response insights

18 text responses collected.

Question 15 (Free text)

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

67 responses in 78 surveys

Text response insights

67 text responses collected.

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

31 responses in 31 surveys

94%

Yes

94%

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

14 responses in 14 surveys

Text response insights

14 text responses collected.

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

14 responses in 14 surveys

86%

Yes

86%

14%

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 14 surveys

Text response insights

2 text responses collected.

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

14 responses in 14 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Follow-up question for 14 individuals who said Yes

How so?

0 responses in 14 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 14 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?

31 responses in 31 surveys

55%

Yes

55%

45%

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Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

67 responses in 78 surveys

Food

68.7%

Education

56.7%

Health care

50.7%

Housing

41.8%

Transportation

20.9%

Savings

17.9%

Investment

13.4%

Follow-up question for 42 individuals who selected more than one category

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

42 responses in 78 surveys

food

92.9%

healthCare

76.2%

education

73.8%

housing

59.5%

mobility

33.3%

saving

26.2%

investment

9.5%

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

124 responses in 128 surveys

94%

Yes

94%

Follow-up question for 117 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

117 responses in 128 surveys

3-4

36.8%

5-7

34.2%

1-2

17.9%

8-10

9.4%

more than 10

1.7%

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

123 responses in 128 surveys

Widowed

67.5%

Married

20.3%

Never married

5.7%

Divorced

3.3%

Separated

3.3%

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

120 responses in 128 surveys

Western Area Urban

53.3%

Western Area Rural

20.8%

Southern Province

17.5%

Eastern Province

7.5%

Northern Province

0.8%

North West Province

0.0%

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

52 responses in 128 surveys

98%

Yes

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

125 responses in 128 surveys

Not employed

50.4%

Self-employed

40.0%

Retired

5.6%

Employed

4.0%

Follow-up question for 63 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

63 responses in 128 surveys

87%

Yes

13%

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

125 responses in 128 surveys

80%

Yes

20%

Question 8 (Single choice)

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

53 responses in 128 surveys

53%

Yes

47%

Follow-up question for 25 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

25 responses in 128 surveys

60%

Yes

40%

Follow-up question for 10 individuals who said Yes

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

10 responses in 128 surveys

60%

Yes

60%

40%

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

124 responses in 128 surveys

71%

Yes

29%

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

125 responses in 128 surveys

64%

Yes

36%

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

94 responses in 97 surveys

88%

Yes

12%

Follow-up question for 11 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

11 responses in 97 surveys

64%

Yes

64%

36%

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

95 responses in 97 surveys

87%

Yes

13%

Follow-up question for 12 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

12 responses in 97 surveys

75%

Yes

75%

25%

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

95 responses in 97 surveys

93%

Yes

Question 14 (Free text)

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

18 responses in 19 surveys

Text response insights

18 text responses collected.

Question 15 (Free text)

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

67 responses in 78 surveys

Text response insights

67 text responses collected.

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

31 responses in 31 surveys

94%

Yes

94%

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

14 responses in 14 surveys

Text response insights

14 text responses collected.

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

14 responses in 14 surveys

86%

Yes

86%

14%

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 14 surveys

Text response insights

2 text responses collected.

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

14 responses in 14 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Follow-up question for 14 individuals who said Yes

How so?

0 responses in 14 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 14 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?

31 responses in 31 surveys

55%

Yes

55%

45%