table_name,type,name,description,comment
view_variable,text,table_name, name of table in ParlGov database,
view_variable,text,type,"type of data (text, integer, real, binary, date)",
view_variable,text,name,name of variable in ParlGov database,
view_variable,text,description,Information about this observation.,This field should also include a short textual account of all information that is coded in the 'data_json' field.
view_variable,text,comment,additional information about the coding of this observation,
view_party,text,country_name_short,three letter abbreviation of country -- iso alpha code,
view_party,text,country_name,name of country,
view_party,text,party_name_short,party abbreviation,
view_party,text,party_name_english,English name of party,
view_party,text,party_name,original name of party with native characters,field may require a change of character encodings on your local computer
view_party,text,party_name_ascii,original name of party without special characters  (this one may be easier to handle with in statistical packages),
view_party,text,family_name_short,party family abbreviation,
view_party,text,family_name,party family name,
view_election,text,country_name_short,three letter abbreviation of country -- iso alpha code,
view_election,text,country_name,name of country,
view_election,text,election_type,type of election -- 'parliament' or 'ep' election,
view_election,text,party_name_short,party abbreviation,
view_election,text,party_name,original name of party with native characters (this field may require a change of character encodings on your local computer),
view_election,text,party_name_english,English name of party,
view_cabinet,text,country_name_short,three letter abbreviation of country -- iso alpha code,
view_cabinet,text,country_name,name of country,
view_cabinet,text,cabinet_name,label/name of cabinet consisting of the family name of the prime minister and a roman numeral if he/she headed more than one cabinet (ascii characters only),
view_cabinet,text,party_name_short,party abbreviation,
view_cabinet,text,party_name,original name of party with native characters (this field may require a change of character encodings on your local computer),
view_cabinet,text,party_name_english,English name of party,