diff --git a/prisma/dataimport/dataimport.py b/prisma/dataimport/dataimport.py
index c826c81..68e08b5 100644
--- a/prisma/dataimport/dataimport.py
+++ b/prisma/dataimport/dataimport.py
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
 # Database connection parameters - adjust these to your own server
 server = os.getenv('DB_SERVER') 
 database = os.getenv('DB_NAME')
+userid = os.getenv('USERID')
+pwd = os.getenv('PWD')
 
 # Establish a connection
-conn_str = f'DRIVER={{SQL Server}};SERVER={server};DATABASE={database};Integrated Security=true'
+conn_str = f'DRIVER={{ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server}};SERVER={server};DATABASE={database};Integrated Security=true;TrustServerCertificate=yes;UID={userid};PWD={pwd}'
 
 conn = pyodbc.connect(conn_str)
 
diff --git a/prisma/dataimport/requirements.txt b/prisma/dataimport/requirements.txt
index a3ae633..f25f08b 100644
--- a/prisma/dataimport/requirements.txt
+++ b/prisma/dataimport/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pandas==1.4.3
 pyodbc==4.0.39
-python-dotenv==1.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
+python-dotenv==1.0.0
+numpy==1.26.4
diff --git a/src/README.md b/src/README.md
index de70e8b..e1b3949 100644
--- a/src/README.md
+++ b/src/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Create a new database and check that it was created
 CREATE DATABASE HIERR;
 SELECT Name from sys.databases;
 GO
+exit
 ```
 
 Then, you may exit:
@@ -41,9 +42,9 @@ exit
 Prepare the HIERR container:
 
 ```bash
-# instal curl in hierr container
-docker exec -u 0:0 -it hierr-node-1 bash -c "apt update && apt install -y curl"
-# open hierr container and run
+# instal OS dependencies in HIERR container
+docker exec -u 0:0 -it hierr-node-1 bash -c "apt update && apt install -y curl gpg && curl -fsSL https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/microsoft-prod.gpg && curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/debian/12/prod.list | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-release.list && apt update && ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt install -y python3 python3-dev python3.11-venv gcc g++ libodbc2 msodbcsql18"
+# open hierr container and install Node.js dependencies
 docker exec -it hierr-node-1 bash
 curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
 exit
@@ -60,6 +61,14 @@ Finally, run the DB migration scripts and run the dev server:
 # still inside the HIERR container...
 npx prisma migrate dev
 npx prisma db push
+
+# Load demographic survey questions
+python3 -mvenv venv
+source venv/bin/activate
+cd prisma/dataimport
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+DB_SERVER='hierr-sql-1' DB_NAME='HIERR' USERID='SA' PWD='<YourStrong@Passw0rd>' python3 ./dataimport.py
+
 # Run dev server on http://localhost:3000
 npm run dev
 ```
@@ -235,7 +244,7 @@ Docs: https://www.prisma.io/docs/guides/database/developing-with-prisma-migrate/
 
 In the .env file, add the following environment variable with the survey ids comma separated.
 
-NEXT_PUBLIC_POLIS_SURVEYS='[{"id": "SurveyID1", "title": "SurveyTitle1", "description", "SurveyDescription1"}, ...]'
+Read the dataimport readme and follow it's instructions.
 
 # Exporting data from Pol.is survey data