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HTML

<select class="year1"></select>
<br/>
<select class="year2"></select>
<br/>
<select class="year3"></select>
<br/>
<select class="year4"></select>
<br/>
<select class="year5"></select>

JavaScript

var current = new Date().getFullYear();
        var year1 = this.$("select.year1");
        for (var i=0; i<100; i++) {
            var option = $("<option>",{
                value: current - i,
                text: current - i,
                selected: (i==17 ? "selected" : "")
            });
            year1.append(option);
        }
        var year2 = this.$("select.year2");
        for (var i=0; i<100; i++) {
            var option = $("<option>",{
                value: current - i,
                text: current - i,
                selected: (i==17 ? true : false)
            });
            year2.append(option);
        }
        var year3 = this.$("select.year3");
        for (var i=0; i<100; i++) {
            var option = $("<option>",{
                value: current - i,
                text: current - i
            });
            if (i==17) option.attr("selected","selected");
            year3.append(option);
        }
        var year4 = this.$("select.year4");
        for (var i=0; i<100; i++) {
            var option = $("<option>",{
                value: current - i,
                text: current - i
            });
            if (i==17) option[0].selected = true;
            year4.append(option);
        }
        var year5 = this.$("select.year5");
        for (var i=0; i<100; i++) {
            var option = $("<option>",{
                value: current - i,
                text: current - i
            });
            if (i==17) option[0].selected = "selected";
            year5.append(option);
        }