Running head: Dialysis modality preferences Support: Rachael Morton is supported through National Health and Medical Research Council grants #457281 and #571372. David Johnson is supported by a Queensland Government Health Research Fellowship. Financial Disclosure: Rachael L Morton: none

1 Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2006, NSW, Australia 2 Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, 2050, NSW, Australia 3 Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, Faculty of Economics and Business, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2006, NSW, Australia 4 Melbourne Health, Parkville, 3052, VIC, Australia 5 University of Queensland at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, 4102, Queensland, Australia