<select id="selectYEAR">
  <option value="2013">2013</option>
  <option value="2012">2012</option>
  <option value="2011">2011</option>
  <option value="2010">2010</option>
  <option value="2009">2009</option>
  <option value="2008">2008</option>
</select>

var select = document.getElementById('selectYEAR');

for (i = 0; i < select.options.length; i++) {
if (select.options[i].addEventListener) {
      select.options[i].addEventListener("click", myEventHandler);
    } else if (select.options[i].attachEvent) {
      select.options[i].attachEvent("onclick",  myEventHandler);
   }
}

select.options[i].setAttribute('onclick', 'myEventHandler(this);');

var select = document.getElementById('selectYEAR');

if (select.addEventListener) {
      select.addEventListener("change", myEventHandler);
    } else if (select.attachEvent) {
      select.attachEvent("onchange",  myEventHandler);
   }