Oregon PRAMS (Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System)

Oregon PRAMS

Oregon PRAMS, the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, is a project of the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division with support from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PRAMS collects data on maternal attitudes and experiences prior to, during, and immediately after pregnancy for a sample of Oregon women. The sample data are analyzed in a way that allows findings to be applied to all Oregon women who have recently had a baby.

 Did you receive a PRAMS Survey or a phone call about PRAMS?

PRAMS participants are chosen randomly, by computer. If you are picked, you will receive a survey by mail, including instructions, more information about the project, and a postage-paid envelope for returning your survey. You may also choose to answer by phone, if you prefer. (Currently, we do not have a web survey option.) You may answer the survey in English or Spanish. Questions? Please call 1-800-723-3638.

More information in English: FAQs about the Oregon PRAMS survey (pdf)
More information in Spanish: FAQs about the Oregon PRAMS survey (pdf)

PRAMS Surveys: What do we ask?

 2016 - 2022 Survey (CDC Phase 8) 
These are the questions we asked during CDC's Phase 8, 2016--2022.

Some years, we added questions on special topics. 
2022, and half of 2021: PRAMS COVID Vaccine Supplemental Questions 
2021, and half of 2020: PRAMS COVID-19 Experiences Supplemental Questions
2019, 2020, 2021: PRAMS Disability Supplemental Questions
2019 only: PRAMS Opioid Supplemental Questions

Oregon PRAMS Data

• COVID-related Data
  Oregon PRAMS ran special supplemental questions in 2020, 2021 and 2022 related to the COVID-19 pandemic. We included CDC's "COVID-19 Experiences" questions the second half of 2020 and all of 2021. We added CDC's "COVID-19 Vaccine" questions for the second half of 2021 and all of 2022. We will post projects and data as they are available.
  
  PRAMS 2020 COVID Supplement Frequencies
  This document shows how Oregon participants answered the COVID-19 Experiences questions in 2020. You can also find this information in the main 2020 Frequencies document, below.
  
  Disparities in Risk Reduction Behaviors PRAMS 2020
  Despite high rates of COVID-19 preventative behaviors, pregnant BIPOC Oregonian residents were more likely to report COVID diagnosis in 2020 than pregnant non-BIPOC respondents. Poster, 2022 CityMatCH Leadership & Epidemiology Conference, Chicago, IL September 21-23, 2022
  
  
• Data by Year
  See how people answered the PRAMS surveys each year. These PDFs contain frequencies for an entire year's worth of respondents.  
  
  Oregon PRAMS 2020 Data Phase 8 Survey plus Supplemental Questions about Maternal Disabilities plus six months of COVID-19 Experiences Questions
  
  Oregon PRAMS 2019 Data  Phase 8 Survey plus Supplemental Questions about Opioid Use plus questions about Maternal Disabilities
  
  Oregon PRAMS 2018 Data Phase 8 Survey, no special supplements
  
  
• CDC and Oregon Topic Reports
  Oregon PRAMS Maternal Disabilities 2019-2020
  All PRAMS Sites Electronic Vapor Product Use 2016-2018
  Oregon PRAMS Postpartum Contraceptive Use 2016-2018
  Oregon Safe Sleep, 2017
  Paid Parental Leave and Maternal and Child Health, March 2017
  
  
• Data Visualizations
  Periodically, we create interactive visualizations on areas of special interest. 
  
  PRAMS Substance Use Dashboards  
  These dashboards show data reported by PRAMS respondents about alcohol, cigarette, e-cigarette, hookah, and marijuana use during 2017 to 2019.  
  

Older PRAMS Surveys and Data: 1998-2017

2017 PRAMS Data

Oregon PRAMS started collecting data in 1998. From 1998 to 2001, data were not collected under CDC protocol. We adopted CDC protocol in 2002. 
A "phase" is a set of questions that are asked during a period of years. Questions from one phase may not be included in the next. 

 2012 - 2015 Survey (CDC Phase 7)

Results by Topic   Results by Year

About the ECHO Survey (Early Childhood Health in Oregon)

Oregon ECHO, Early Childhood Health in Oregon, is a project of the Oregon Health Authority's Maternal and Child Health Section. ECHO collects data on the attitudes and experiences of mothers and three-year-olds. We follow up with mothers who answered the PRAMS survey to learn more about the health and well-being of preschoolers and their families. The data are analyzed in a way that allows findings to be applied to all Oregon mothers of these young children.