The Aro Census is a research project conducted by Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy (AUREA). The purpose of the census is to gain knowledge and through this, a better understanding of the aromantic community. To achieve this, we gather data on demographics, experiences connected to aromanticism, romantic attitudes and history, sexual history, and relationship history. Participation is limited to persons identifying on the aromantic spectrum. Some of the census questions may be personal or potentially distressing. All answers are anonymous and optional.If you feel distressed at any point during the survey, you may stop, and your responses up to that point will be recorded. We also recommend you engage in self-care, reach out to someone for support, contact your local crisis phone line, or use https://www.imalive.org/ or https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/ online. Your wellbeing is of utmost importance.The census will be open to answers until the 30th of November 2020 and results will be posted in the first quarter of 2021 on aromanticism.org . Should you have any questions, you can contact AUREA through contact@aromanticism.org INSTRUCTIONSCompleting the census will take around 30 minutes. You may take more or less time depending on which questions you choose to answer and your own pace. Most questions are multiple choice. You simply need to click the circle or square to give your answer. For multiple-select questions (with squares), you can click again to de-select any of the options you may have changed your mind about.To make this survey accessible for length, some questions do not have all possible options as answers. In these situations, we included the answers that were most common in previous research on aro communities. If you do not see an option that matches your experiences, in some instances you will still be able to tell us after clicking the “Other” option.Some questions in this survey will ask about numbers or frequency. If you fall somewhere in the middle or in-between, choose the lower (smaller) answer.If you can’t remember an answer to a question exactly, try to estimate.DEFINITIONSIn this survey, we use the following terms to refer to the broad aromantic community and spectrum:AromanticAroAro-spec (short for aromantic-spectrum)In this survey, we use "queer" to stand for LGBTQIA+, MOGAI, and GSRM.In this survey, we use "a-spec" or "a-spectrum" to mean "affiliated with aromantic and/or asexual".