Step 1: 1900 is added to the variable auszugj_v1 for the years 1992 to 1999 in order to convert it to a four digit year format and subsequently integrated into the harmonized variable auszugj_h, if auszugj_v1 is greater than 0.
Step 2: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v1 for the years 1992 to 1999, if auszugj_v1 is less than or equal to 0.
Step 3: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v2+1980 for the year 2000, if auszugj_v2 is 20.
Step 4: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v2 for the year 2000, if auszugj_v2 is less than or equal to 0.
Step 5: 1900 is added to the variable auszugj_v2 for the year 2000 in order to convert it to a four digit year format and subsequently integrated into the harmonized variable auszugj_h, if the variable auszugj_v2 is within the range of 90 - 99.
Step 6: 1900 is added to the variable auszugj_v3 for the year 2001 in order to convert it to a four digit year format and subsequently integrated into the harmonized variable auszugj_h, if the variable auszugj_v3 is within the range of 90 - 99.
Step 7: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v3 for the year 2001, if auszugj_v3 is less than 0.
Step 8: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v3+2000 for the year 2001, if the variable auszugj_v3 is within the range of 0 - 1.
Step 9: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v3+1980 for the year 2001, if auszugj_v3 is 20.
Step 10: 1900 is added to the variable auszugj_v4 for the years 2002 to 2004 in order to convert it to a four digit year format and subsequently integrated into the harmonized variable auszugj_h, if the variable auszugj_v4 is within the range of 90 - 99.
Step 11: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v4 for the years 2002 to 2004, if auszugj_v4 is less than 0.
Step 12: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v4+2000 for the years 2002 to 2004, if the variable auszugj_v4 is within the range of 0 - 5.
Step 13: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v5 for the years 2005 to 2017, if auszugj_v5 is less than 0.
Step 14: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v5+2000 for the years 2005 to 2017, if auszugj_v5 is greater than or equal to 0.
Step 15: The variable auszugj_h is replaced by the variable auszugj_v6 for the years 2018 to 2021.
Step 1: 1900 is added to the variable auszugj_v1 for the years 1992 to 1999 in order to convert it to a four digit year format and subsequently integrated into the harmonized variable auszugj_h, if auszugj_v1 is greater than 0.
Step 2: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v1 for the years 1992 to 1999, if auszugj_v1 is less than or equal to 0.
Step 3: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v2+1980 for the year 2000, if auszugj_v2 is 20.
Step 4: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v2 for the year 2000, if auszugj_v2 is less than or equal to 0.
Step 5: 1900 is added to the variable auszugj_v2 for the year 2000 in order to convert it to a four digit year format and subsequently integrated into the harmonized variable auszugj_h, if the variable auszugj_v2 is within the range of 90 - 99.
Step 6: 1900 is added to the variable auszugj_v3 for the year 2001 in order to convert it to a four digit year format and subsequently integrated into the harmonized variable auszugj_h, if the variable auszugj_v3 is within the range of 90 - 99.
Step 7: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v3 for the year 2001, if auszugj_v3 is less than 0.
Step 8: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v3+2000 for the year 2001, if the variable auszugj_v3 is within the range of 0 - 1.
Step 9: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v3+1980 for the year 2001, if auszugj_v3 is 20.
Step 10: 1900 is added to the variable auszugj_v4 for the years 2002 to 2004 in order to convert it to a four digit year format and subsequently integrated into the harmonized variable auszugj_h, if the variable auszugj_v4 is within the range of 90 - 99.
Step 11: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v4 for the years 2002 to 2004, if auszugj_v4 is less than 0.
Step 12: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v4+2000 for the years 2002 to 2004, if the variable auszugj_v4 is within the range of 0 - 5.
Step 13: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v5 for the years 2005 to 2017, if auszugj_v5 is less than 0.
Step 14: The variable auszugj_h is replaced with auszugj_v5+2000 for the years 2005 to 2017, if auszugj_v5 is greater than or equal to 0.
Step 15: The variable auszugj_h is replaced by the variable auszugj_v6 for the years 2018 to 2021.