A researcher interviewed randomly selected US Congress members and asked about their views on the use of nuclear energy. The table above summarizes the responses of the interviewees.

$$ \text{Views on Nuclear Energy Use} $$ $$ \begin{array} {|l|c|} \hline \hphantom{1em} \text{Response} & \text{Frequency} \\ \hline \text{Strongly favor} & 5 \\ \hline \text{Somewhat favor} & 11 \\ \hline \text{Neutral} & 18 \\ \hline \text{Somewhat oppose} & 14 \\ \hline \text{Strongly oppose} & 2 \\ \hline \end{array} $$

According to the table, \(p\) percent of the interviewees responded "neutral" when asked about their views on the use of nuclear energy. What is the value of \(p\)?

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We are asked to find the percent of all interviewees that responded "neutral".

$$ \text{Views on Nuclear Energy Use} $$ $$ \begin{array} {|l|c|} \hline \text{Response} & \text{Frequency} \\ \hline \text{Strongly favor} & 5 \\ \hline \text{Somewhat favor} & 11 \\ \hline \text{Neutral} & \colorbox{aqua}{$18$} \\ \hline \text{Somewhat oppose} & 14 \\ \hline \text{Strongly oppose} & 2 \\ \hline \end{array} $$ $$ \frac{\text{responded neutral}}{\text{all interviewees}}$$ $$ =\frac{18}{5+11+18+14+2} $$ $$ = \frac{18}{50} $$ $$ = \frac{36}{100} $$ $$ = \boxed{36} \text{ percent} $$