Impact Measurement

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40survey responses from11 Recipients

Last response 53d ago

Time Frame

May 30, 2023 - Apr 26, 2026

1'062 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?

4 responses in 5 surveys

Education

50.0%

Housing

50.0%

Transportation

50.0%

Investment

50.0%

Food

0.0%

Health care

0.0%

Savings

0.0%

Follow-up question for 2 individuals who selected more than one category

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

2 responses in 5 surveys

education

100.0%

investment

100.0%

mobility

50.0%

housing

50.0%

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

39 responses in 40 surveys

87%

Yes

87%

13%

Follow-up question for 34 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

34 responses in 40 surveys

3-4

44.1%

1-2

32.4%

5-7

20.6%

8-10

2.9%

more than 10

0.0%

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

38 responses in 40 surveys

Never married

55.3%

Married

39.5%

Widowed

5.3%

Divorced

0.0%

Separated

0.0%

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

36 responses in 40 surveys

Western Area Urban

80.6%

Western Area Rural

13.9%

Eastern Province

5.6%

Northern Province

0.0%

Southern Province

0.0%

North West Province

0.0%

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

13 responses in 40 surveys

100%

Yes

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

39 responses in 40 surveys

Self-employed

66.7%

Employed

23.1%

Not employed

10.3%

Retired

0.0%

Follow-up question for 4 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

4 responses in 40 surveys

75%

Yes

75%

25%

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

40 responses in 40 surveys

93%

Yes

Question 8 (Single choice)

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

13 responses in 40 surveys

85%

Yes

15%

Follow-up question for 2 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

2 responses in 40 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Follow-up question for 2 individuals who said Yes

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

2 responses in 40 surveys

50%

Yes

50%

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

39 responses in 40 surveys

56%

Yes

44%

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

39 responses in 40 surveys

74%

Yes

26%

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

5 responses in 5 surveys

80%

Yes

20%

Follow-up question for 1 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

1 responses in 5 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

5 responses in 5 surveys

60%

Yes

60%

40%

Follow-up question for 3 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

3 responses in 5 surveys

67%

Yes

67%

33%

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

5 responses in 5 surveys

80%

Yes

20%

Question 14 (Free text)

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

0 responses in 0 surveys

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

Question 15 (Free text)

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

4 responses in 5 surveys

Text response insights

4 text responses collected.

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

30 responses in 35 surveys

90%

Yes

90%

10%

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

3 responses in 5 surveys

Text response insights

3 text responses collected.

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

4 responses in 5 surveys

75%

Yes

75%

25%

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 5 surveys

Text response insights

1 text responses collected.

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

4 responses in 5 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Follow-up question for 4 individuals who said Yes

How so?

1 responses in 5 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 5 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?

32 responses in 35 surveys

53%

Yes

47%

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Question 1 (Multiple choice)

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

4 responses in 5 surveys

Education

50.0%

Housing

50.0%

Transportation

50.0%

Investment

50.0%

Food

0.0%

Health care

0.0%

Savings

0.0%

Follow-up question for 2 individuals who selected more than one category

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

2 responses in 5 surveys

education

100.0%

investment

100.0%

mobility

50.0%

housing

50.0%

Question 2 (Single choice)

Do you have any dependents?

39 responses in 40 surveys

87%

Yes

87%

13%

Follow-up question for 34 individuals who said Yes

How many people depend on you financially?

34 responses in 40 surveys

3-4

44.1%

1-2

32.4%

5-7

20.6%

8-10

2.9%

more than 10

0.0%

Question 3 (Single choice)

What is your marital status?

38 responses in 40 surveys

Never married

55.3%

Married

39.5%

Widowed

5.3%

Divorced

0.0%

Separated

0.0%

Question 4 (Single choice)

Where do you live?

36 responses in 40 surveys

Western Area Urban

80.6%

Western Area Rural

13.9%

Eastern Province

5.6%

Northern Province

0.0%

Southern Province

0.0%

North West Province

0.0%

Question 5 (Single choice)

Are you currently attending school?

13 responses in 40 surveys

100%

Yes

Question 6 (Single choice)

What is your current employment status?

39 responses in 40 surveys

Self-employed

66.7%

Employed

23.1%

Not employed

10.3%

Retired

0.0%

Follow-up question for 4 individuals who said Not employed

Are you currently looking for work?

4 responses in 40 surveys

75%

Yes

75%

25%

Question 7 (Single choice)

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

40 responses in 40 surveys

93%

Yes

Question 8 (Single choice)

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

13 responses in 40 surveys

85%

Yes

15%

Follow-up question for 2 individuals who said Yes

Did this happen last week?

2 responses in 40 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Follow-up question for 2 individuals who said Yes

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

2 responses in 40 surveys

50%

Yes

50%

Question 9 (Single choice)

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

39 responses in 40 surveys

56%

Yes

44%

Question 10 (Single choice)

Are you currently able to save money?

39 responses in 40 surveys

74%

Yes

26%

Question 11 (Single choice)

Are you in debt?

5 responses in 5 surveys

80%

Yes

20%

Follow-up question for 1 individuals who said Yes

Are you able to repay the debt?

1 responses in 5 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Question 12 (Single choice)

Is anyone in your household in debt?

5 responses in 5 surveys

60%

Yes

60%

40%

Follow-up question for 3 individuals who said Yes

Are you the main person repaying the debt?

3 responses in 5 surveys

67%

Yes

67%

33%

Question 13 (Single choice)

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

5 responses in 5 surveys

80%

Yes

20%

Question 14 (Free text)

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

0 responses in 0 surveys

Text response insights

No text responses yet.

Question 15 (Free text)

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

4 responses in 5 surveys

Text response insights

4 text responses collected.

Question 16 (Single choice)

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

30 responses in 35 surveys

90%

Yes

90%

10%

Question 17 (Free text)

What impact did Social Income have on your life?

3 responses in 5 surveys

Text response insights

3 text responses collected.

Question 18 (Single choice)

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

4 responses in 5 surveys

75%

Yes

75%

25%

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 5 surveys

Text response insights

1 text responses collected.

Question 19 (Single choice)

Has Social Income made you feel happier?

4 responses in 5 surveys

100%

Yes

100%

Follow-up question for 4 individuals who said Yes

How so?

1 responses in 5 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 5 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?

32 responses in 35 surveys

53%

Yes

47%