Step 1: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with -2 for the years 1985 to 1998.
Step 2: The variable plb0304_v13 is recoded (1=2) (2=3) (3=4) (4=5) (5=6) (6=7) (7=8) for the years 1999 to 2000 and subsequently integrated into the harmonized variable plb0304_h.
Step 3: The variable plb0304_h is replaced by the variable plb0304_v14 for the years 2001 to 2022.
Step 4: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 3 for the years 1985 to 1998, if plb0304_v1 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 5: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 6 for the years 1987 to 1998, if plb0304_v10 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 6: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 1 for the years 1991 to 1998, if plb0304_v11 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 7: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 7 for the years 1991 to 1998, if plb0304_v12 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 8: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 12 for the years 1991 to 1998, if plb0304_v15 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12 are not 1.
Step 9: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 5 for the years 1985 to 1998, if plb0304_v2 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 10: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 9 for the years 1985 to 1998, if plb0304_v3 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 11: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 2 for the years 1985 to 1998, if plb0304_v4 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 12: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 4 for the years 1985 to 1990, if plb0304_v5 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 13: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 10 for the years 1985 to 1998, if plb0304_v6 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 14: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 11 for the years 1985 to 1998, if plb0304_v7 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 15: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 8 for the years 1985 to 1998, if plb0304_v8 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 16: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 13 for the years 1985 to 1998, if plb0304_v9 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 17: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 14 for the years 1985 to 1998, if plb0304_h does not apply to the person asked and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are 1.
Step 18: The variable plb0304_v16 is recoded (1=1) (2=2) (3=3) (4=4) (5=5) (6=6) (7=7) (8=8) (9=15) for the years 2019 to 2022 and subsequently integrated into the harmonized variable plb0304_h, if plb0304_v14 is not included in that version of the questionnaire.
Step 1: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with -2 for the years 1985 to 1998.
Step 2: The variable plb0304_v13 is recoded (1=2) (2=3) (3=4) (4=5) (5=6) (6=7) (7=8) for the years 1999 to 2000 and subsequently integrated into the harmonized variable plb0304_h.
Step 3: The variable plb0304_h is replaced by the variable plb0304_v14 for the years 2001 to 2022.
Step 4: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 3 for the years 1985 to 1998, if plb0304_v1 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 5: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 6 for the years 1987 to 1998, if plb0304_v10 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 6: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 1 for the years 1991 to 1998, if plb0304_v11 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 7: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 7 for the years 1991 to 1998, if plb0304_v12 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 8: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 12 for the years 1991 to 1998, if plb0304_v15 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12 are not 1.
Step 9: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 5 for the years 1985 to 1998, if plb0304_v2 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 10: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 9 for the years 1985 to 1998, if plb0304_v3 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 11: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 2 for the years 1985 to 1998, if plb0304_v4 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 12: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 4 for the years 1985 to 1990, if plb0304_v5 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 13: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 10 for the years 1985 to 1998, if plb0304_v6 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 14: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 11 for the years 1985 to 1998, if plb0304_v7 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 15: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 8 for the years 1985 to 1998, if plb0304_v8 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 16: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 13 for the years 1985 to 1998, if plb0304_v9 is 1 and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are not 1.
Step 17: The variable plb0304_h is replaced with 14 for the years 1985 to 1998, if plb0304_h does not apply to the person asked and the variables plb0304_v1,plb0304_v2,plb0304_v3,plb0304_v4,plb0304_v5,plb0304_v6,plb0304_v7,plb0304_v8,plb0304_v9,plb0304_v10,plb0304_v11,plb0304_v12,plb0304_v15 are 1.
Step 18: The variable plb0304_v16 is recoded (1=1) (2=2) (3=3) (4=4) (5=5) (6=6) (7=7) (8=8) (9=15) for the years 2019 to 2022 and subsequently integrated into the harmonized variable plb0304_h, if plb0304_v14 is not included in that version of the questionnaire.