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