Table 1.

Treatment Attributes and Levels

Attributes	Levels
Type of treatment	• In-centre blood dialysis (i.e. Haemodialysis)a • Water-bag dialysis at home (i.e. Peritoneal dialysis) • Non-dialysis management (i.e. Conservative management)
Expected survivalb	• Dialysis: 1 year, 3 years, 6 years, 10 years • Conservative management: 1 year, 3 years
Quality of daily life	• Poor • Fair • Good • Very good
Expected out-of-pocket cost per monthc	• Dialysis: S$700, S$1500, S$3000, S$7000 • Conservative management: S$250, S$500, S$1000, S$2000

^aThe types of treatment were labelled such that it will be easier for respondents to understand and remember during the survey

^bThe levels of the expected survival differed between dialysis and conservative management

^cThe levels of the out-of-pocket cost differed between dialysis and conservative management