General Demographic Data On Polyamorous People
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For the purposes of this survey, the term "polyamorous" will be based on the explanation Morning Glory Zell gave to the Oxford Dictionary in 1999 regarding her original use of the term "poly-amorous" in 1990, for the 2006 OED entry:

Polyamory (n) - poly - from the Greek word meaning "many"; amory - from the latin word amor, meaning "love". Literally, this word means "many loves". The practice, belief of, or desire for romantically loving more than one person at a time.

"The two essential ingredients of the concept of "polyamory" are "more than one" and "loving." That is, it is expected that the people in such relationships have a loving emotional bond, are involved in each other's lives multi-dimensionally, and care for each other. This term is not intended to apply to merely casual recreational sex, anonymous orgies, one-night stands, pick-ups, prostitution, "cheating", serial monogamy, or the popular definition of swinging as "mate-swapping" parties." ~Morning Glory Zell

Any relationship structure for which the focus is on the relationship itself in its entirety, and not primarily on the sexual content of that relationship, can be considered "polyamorous" for the purpose of this survey. It is not necessary to distinguish between hierarchical primary/secondary models, open networks, closed polyfi families, people with no current primaries, etc.

If you have, want, or believe in for yourself, a romantic relationship structure that incorporates multiple loving romantic relationships, it counts as "polyamorous" for this survey, regardless of whatever term you choose to call it, even if there are priority restrictions on any given relationship, and will be referred to as "polyamorous" during this questionnaire. Primary pair-bonds or dyads with outside casual sexual partners that intentionally do not incorporate, or that prohibit, a loving bond do not qualify as "polyamorous" for this survey.

This is not a scientific study. This is an attempt to begin initial demographic data collection. It will necessarily be a skewed sample population, since only internet users can access it. This data will be completely anonymous. The data collected will be used only to give estimates on numbers within the polyamorous community. The results will be going to the Kinsey Institute and made available to CARAS and any other academic group or organization for the purposes of directing the focus of their research.

This survey is open to polyamorous people, as defined above.

1. Are you currently polyamorous / in a polyamorous relationship structure / desire a polyamorous relationship structure?

2. If yes, do people around you know that you are polyamorous or engaged in polyamory?

3. If people outside of your relationships ARE aware that you are polyamorous, do you have any children?

4. If people outside of your relationships are NOT aware that you are polyamorous, do you have any children?

5. Were you exposed to consensual non-monogamous (not cheating) relationships prior to the age of 16 through family members or important mentors? Exposure means you were aware of this relationship structure.

For the purposes of this question, any non-monogamous relationship structure that does not involve cheating, lying, or breaking of relationship agreements is applicable. This includes, but is not limited to: swingers, Don't Ask Don't Tell (discreet extramarital affairs are allowed), open marriages, polyamory, free-love communes, polygamy, etc.

For the purposes of this question, only include exposure via family or other adult mentors such as religious leaders or friends of the family who had a significant role in your childhood and/or childhood family life. Do not include exposure to nonmonogamy from other children, media, or culture

6. What is your sex, i.e. your primary biological sex characteristics, not your "gender identity", preference, association, or what you are perceived as.

7. On a scale of 0-6, what would you say is your attraction to a person's sex in the current stage of your life?

For this question, "sex" is the primary sexual characteristics of a person you are attracted to and/or desire to have a sexual relationship with, not their "gender" or gender identity. Actual experience and/or behaviour (past or present) is not relevant for the purposes of this question, only attraction and/or desire. The researchers understand that there are more elements involved in attraction than just a person's sex or gender. This question is only addressing that portion of attraction that is concerned with sex or gender.

0 is exclusively attracted to only people with sex characteristics different from you, 6 is exclusively attracted to only people with sex characteristics that are the same as you, and 3 is equally attracted to people of both/all sex characteristics OR sex characteristics play absolutely no part in your sexual desire for a person.

8. What is your religious and/or spiritual identity?

For the purposes of this question, choose the label you assign for yourself, or the closest approximation, regardless of active participation in the culture, such as attending religious services or prayer. This is just the label you identify as.

9. Do you also identify with any of the following labels or as part of any of the following communities / subcultures?

For the purposes of this question, simply liking an element of one of the following options is not enough. The option should be part of your self-identity or you consider yourself part of a community that identifies as that option.

10. What is your age bracket?

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