Abstract
German youth surveys regularly include at least some questions on political beliefs, and the authors of youth studies tend to use their data for inferring trends in political culture. This article discusses several typical errors made in data interpretation. Using longitudinal data and comparing different generations, it shows how misleading the marginals of youth surveys can be as far as trends in political culture are concerned. An appropriate interpretation of the results presupposes awareness of these potential fallacies and sufficient knowledge of the body research on political culture as well as information on attitudinal trends in the population at large.
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