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6,0
5,5
5,0
4,5
4,0
3,5
3,0
2,5
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Table 3
Age-specific opinions about Slovak-Hungarian reconciliation
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A B C D E F
20-34 35-49
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50-64 + 64
Scale: 3 – not really; 4 – don't know; 5 – yes, more or less; 6 – yes;
7 – definitely, yes
Legend:
A – Hungarians should apologise to Slovaks for the 1938 Vienna Arbitration
B – Slovaks should apologise to Hungarians and Germans for the Beneš
decrees
C – Slovaks and Hungarians should apologise to each other for past wrongs
D – No apologies are necessary; a line should be drawn under the past
E – Apologies are a matter for the Hungarian minority and Slovak representatives
F – Apologies are a matter for Hungary and Slovakia
The differences in the whole table possessed the highest degree of
significance (p = 0.000). Responses to Statement A (Hungarians
should apologise to Slovaks for the Vienna Arbitration) were clearly
situated in the negative area of the scale. The opinions of respondents
over 64 were significantly different statistically from those of
all other age groups. In contrast to our previous research, here we
demonstrated that the group aged under 34 ruled out any apology
for the Vienna Arbitration to roughly the same degree as other age
groups did (apart from the oldest generation). The reason for this
could be that they view it as an international political document, a
settlement based on international agreement, and therefore see no
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