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The International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) is a continuous programme of cross-national collaboration running annual surveys on topics important for the social sciences. The programme started in 1984 with four founding members - Australia, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States – and has now grown to almost 50 member countries from all over the world. As the surveys are designed for replication, they can be used for both, cross-national and cross-time comparisons. Each ISSP module focuses on a specific topic, which is repeated in regular time intervals. Please, consult the documentation for details on how the national ISSP surveys are fielded. The present study focuses on questions about national consciousness and national identity.The release of the cumulated ISSP ´National Identity´ modules for the years 1995, 2003 and 2013 consists of two separate datasets: ZA5960 and ZA5961. This documentation deals with the supplementary dataset ZA5961. This dataset contains all those national specific background variables that could not be cumulated for various reasons, or in case of the miscellaneous variables differ from the cumulation standard. However, the variables of this dataset can be matched easily to the cumulated file if necessary. A comprehensive overview on the contents, the structure and basic coding rules of both data files can be found in the following guide: Guide for the ISSP ´National Identity´ cumulation of the years 1995, 2003, and 2013 National Identity I-III - Add On: Country specific background variables on respondent´s occupation, occupation of spouse/ partner, respondent’s education, respondent’s personal income, household income, party voted for in last general election, racial-ethnic group of respondent if deviating from cumulation standard. Miscellaneous variables including module specific background variables and country specific variables for cumulated substantial and background variables if deviating from cumulation...