Impact Measurement

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81survey responses from39 Recipients

Last response 103d ago

Time Frame

Aug 17, 2023 - Mar 6, 2026

932 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?

73 responses in 75 surveys

Food

84.9%

Education

57.5%

Health care

49.3%

Housing

43.8%

Transportation

32.9%

Savings

5.5%

Investment

5.5%

Follow-up question for 35 individuals who selected more than one category

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

35 responses in 75 surveys

education

100.0%

food

100.0%

healthCare

97.1%

housing

91.4%

mobility

68.6%

saving

11.4%

investment

5.7%

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

80 responses in 81 surveys

95%

Yes

95%

Follow-up question for 76 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

76 responses in 81 surveys

5-7

36.8%

3-4

25.0%

8-10

21.1%

1-2

11.8%

more than 10

5.3%

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

80 responses in 81 surveys

Married

63.7%

Never married

17.5%

Widowed

8.8%

Separated

8.8%

Divorced

1.3%

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

80 responses in 81 surveys

Eastern Province

60.0%

Southern Province

17.5%

Western Area Urban

12.5%

Western Area Rural

8.8%

Northern Province

1.3%

North West Province

0.0%

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

76 responses in 81 surveys

84%

Yes

16%

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

80 responses in 81 surveys

Self-employed

67.5%

Not employed

28.7%

Employed

3.8%

Retired

0.0%

Follow-up question for 23 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

23 responses in 81 surveys

61%

Yes

39%

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

80 responses in 81 surveys

89%

Yes

11%

Question 8 (Single choice)

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

76 responses in 81 surveys

53%

Yes

47%

Follow-up question for 36 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

36 responses in 81 surveys

64%

Yes

36%

Follow-up question for 13 individuals who said Yes

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

13 responses in 81 surveys

54%

Yes

54%

46%

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

80 responses in 81 surveys

93%

Yes

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

80 responses in 81 surveys

94%

Yes

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

77 responses in 78 surveys

75%

Yes

25%

Follow-up question for 19 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

19 responses in 78 surveys

95%

Yes

95%

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

78 responses in 78 surveys

92%

Yes

Follow-up question for 6 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

6 responses in 78 surveys

83%

Yes

83%

17%

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

78 responses in 78 surveys

95%

Yes

Question 14 (Free text)

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

3 responses in 3 surveys

Text response insights

3 text responses collected.

Question 15 (Free text)

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

74 responses in 75 surveys

Text response insights

74 text responses collected.

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

3 responses in 3 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

1 responses in 1 surveys

Text response insights

1 text responses collected.

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

1 responses in 1 surveys

100%

Yes

Follow-up question for 1 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)

1 responses in 1 surveys

Text response insights

1 text responses collected.

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

1 responses in 1 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Follow-up question for 1 individuals who said Yes

How so?

0 responses in 1 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 1 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?

3 responses in 3 surveys

67%

Yes

33%

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Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

73 responses in 75 surveys

Food

84.9%

Education

57.5%

Health care

49.3%

Housing

43.8%

Transportation

32.9%

Savings

5.5%

Investment

5.5%

Follow-up question for 35 individuals who selected more than one category

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

35 responses in 75 surveys

education

100.0%

food

100.0%

healthCare

97.1%

housing

91.4%

mobility

68.6%

saving

11.4%

investment

5.7%

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

80 responses in 81 surveys

95%

Yes

95%

Follow-up question for 76 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

76 responses in 81 surveys

5-7

36.8%

3-4

25.0%

8-10

21.1%

1-2

11.8%

more than 10

5.3%

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

80 responses in 81 surveys

Married

63.7%

Never married

17.5%

Widowed

8.8%

Separated

8.8%

Divorced

1.3%

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

80 responses in 81 surveys

Eastern Province

60.0%

Southern Province

17.5%

Western Area Urban

12.5%

Western Area Rural

8.8%

Northern Province

1.3%

North West Province

0.0%

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

76 responses in 81 surveys

84%

Yes

16%

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

80 responses in 81 surveys

Self-employed

67.5%

Not employed

28.7%

Employed

3.8%

Retired

0.0%

Follow-up question for 23 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

23 responses in 81 surveys

61%

Yes

39%

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

80 responses in 81 surveys

89%

Yes

11%

Question 8 (Single choice)

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

76 responses in 81 surveys

53%

Yes

47%

Follow-up question for 36 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

36 responses in 81 surveys

64%

Yes

36%

Follow-up question for 13 individuals who said Yes

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

13 responses in 81 surveys

54%

Yes

54%

46%

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

80 responses in 81 surveys

93%

Yes

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

80 responses in 81 surveys

94%

Yes

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

77 responses in 78 surveys

75%

Yes

25%

Follow-up question for 19 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

19 responses in 78 surveys

95%

Yes

95%

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

78 responses in 78 surveys

92%

Yes

Follow-up question for 6 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

6 responses in 78 surveys

83%

Yes

83%

17%

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

78 responses in 78 surveys

95%

Yes

Question 14 (Free text)

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

3 responses in 3 surveys

Text response insights

3 text responses collected.

Question 15 (Free text)

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

74 responses in 75 surveys

Text response insights

74 text responses collected.

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

3 responses in 3 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

1 responses in 1 surveys

Text response insights

1 text responses collected.

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

1 responses in 1 surveys

100%

Yes

Follow-up question for 1 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)

1 responses in 1 surveys

Text response insights

1 text responses collected.

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

1 responses in 1 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Follow-up question for 1 individuals who said Yes

How so?

0 responses in 1 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 1 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?

3 responses in 3 surveys

67%

Yes

33%