{"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_party", "type": "real", "name": "left_right", "description": "0--10 scale mean value in left/right dimension with data from Castles/Mair 1983, Huber/Inglehart 1995, Benoit/Laver 2006 and CHES 2010", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_party", "type": "real", "name": "state_market", "description": "0--10 scale mean value in 'regulation of the economy' dimension with data from Benoit/Laver 2006 and CHES 2010", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_party", "type": "real", "name": "liberty_authority", "description": "0--10 scale mean value in 'libertarian/authoritarian' dimension with data from Benoit/Laver 2006 and CHES 2010", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_party", "type": "real", "name": "eu_anti_pro", "description": "0--10 scale mean value in 'EU integration' dimension with data from Ray 1999, Benoit/Laver 2006 and CHES 2010", "comment": "previously variable 'eu_pro_contra' in ParlGov 11/07"}
{"table_name": "view_party", "type": "integer", "name": "cmp", "description": "Comparative Manifestos Project (CMP) party ID (Budge ea. 2001; Klingemann ea. 2006)", "comment": null}
{"table_name": "view_party", "type": "integer", "name": "euprofiler", "description": "EU Profiler (Trechsel/Mair 2009) party ID", "comment": null}
{"table_name": "view_party", "type": "integer", "name": "ees", "description": "European Election Study (2009) party ID", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_party", "type": "integer", "name": "castles_mair", "description": "Castles/Mair (1983) expert survey party ID --  combined from number of country and number of party entry in data table (pp. 75--83)", "comment": null}
{"table_name": "view_party", "type": "integer", "name": "huber_inglehart", "description": "Huber/Inglehart (1995) expert survey party ID -- combined from number of country and number of party entry in Appendix 2 (pp. 92--108)", "comment": null}
{"table_name": "view_party", "type": "integer", "name": "ray", "description": "Ray (1999) expert survey party ID -- combined country ID and party ID", "comment": null}
{"table_name": "view_party", "type": "integer", "name": "benoit_laver", "description": "Benoit/Laver (2006) expert survey party ID -- row number of first party entry in original data set", "comment": null}
{"table_name": "view_party", "type": "integer", "name": "chess", "description": "Chapel Hill expert survey series (CHESS) party ID (Hooghe ea. 2010; Marks/Steenbergen 2007)", "comment": null}
{"table_name": "view_party", "type": "integer", "name": "country_id", "description": "ParlGov unique identifier for each country. Other tables refer to this variable as 'country_id'.", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_party", "type": "integer", "name": "party_id", "description": "party id", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_party", "type": "integer", "name": "family_id", "description": "ParlGov unique party family identifier -- see table 'info_id' for a description", "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": "date", "name": "election_date", "description": "Date the election took place. If the election lasted for several days, we code the last date.", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_election", "type": "real", "name": "vote_share", "description": "percentage of votes for a party", "comment": null}
{"table_name": "view_election", "type": "integer", "name": "seats", "description": "number of seats won by party", "comment": "Seats coded for alliance members if information available. Coded as 0 for parties that won no seats and as missing value for electoral alliances if seats are coded at the level of alliance members."}
{"table_name": "view_election", "type": "integer", "name": "seats_total", "description": "total number of seats", "comment": null}
{"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_election", "type": "real", "name": "left_right", "description": "0--10 scale mean value in left/right dimension with data from Castles/Mair 1983, Huber/Inglehart 1995, Benoit/Laver 2006 and CHES 2010", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_election", "type": "integer", "name": "country_id", "description": "ParlGov unique identifier for each country. Other tables refer to this variable as 'country_id'.", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_election", "type": "integer", "name": "election_id", "description": "ParlGov unique identifier for national and EP elections. Other tables refer to this variable as 'election_id'.", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_election", "type": "integer", "name": "previous_parliament_election_id", "description": "'election_id' of previous national parliament election in the country", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_election", "type": "integer", "name": "previous_cabinet_id", "description": "'cabinet_id' of incumbent government", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_election", "type": "integer", "name": "party_id", "description": "ParlGov unique party identifier. Variable name 'id' in 'party' table and 'party_id' in all other tables.", "comment": ""}
{"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": "date", "name": "election_date", "description": "Date the election took place. If the election lasted for several days, we code the last date.", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_cabinet", "type": "date", "name": "start_date", "description": "start of cabinet defined as the date of the first event that determines a new cabinet", "comment": "For some (continuation) caretaker cabinet, the date is set to election date."}
{"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": "binary", "name": "caretaker", "description": "caretaker cabinet with a limited legislative mandate: non-partisan, provisional, technical or continuation (tree month rule) cabinet", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_cabinet", "type": "binary", "name": "cabinet_party", "description": "cabinet member vs. opposition party", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_cabinet", "type": "binary", "name": "prime_minister", "description": "indicates if the party fills the prime minster position", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_cabinet", "type": "integer", "name": "seats", "description": "number of seats in parliament", "comment": "In versions prior to ParlGov 11/07, the number of seats was based on seats won at the last election (table 'election_result'). It does now take into account changes in parliament -- see documentation for table 'viewcalc_parliament_composition'."}
{"table_name": "view_cabinet", "type": "integer", "name": "election_seats_total", "description": "seats total in parliament", "comment": ""}
{"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}
{"table_name": "view_cabinet", "type": "real", "name": "left_right", "description": "0--10 scale mean value in left/right dimension with data from Castles/Mair 1983, Huber/Inglehart 1995, Benoit/Laver 2006 and CHES 2010", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_cabinet", "type": "integer", "name": "country_id", "description": "ParlGov unique identifier for each country. Other tables refer to this variable as 'country_id'.", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_cabinet", "type": "integer", "name": "election_id", "description": "ParlGov unique identifier for national and EP elections. Other tables refer to this variable as 'election_id'.", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_cabinet", "type": "integer", "name": "cabinet_id", "description": "ParlGov unique identifier for each cabinet. Variable name 'id' in 'cabinet' table and 'cabinet_id' in all other tables.", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_cabinet", "type": "integer", "name": "previous_cabinet_id", "description": "'cabinet_id' of previous national cabinet in the country", "comment": ""}
{"table_name": "view_cabinet", "type": "integer", "name": "party_id", "description": "ParlGov unique party identifier. Variable name 'id' in 'party' table and 'party_id' in all other tables.", "comment": ""}