What percent of women reported having a conservative household decision-making profile?

[tex]
\[
\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
\text{Household Decision-Making Profile} & \text{None} & \text{Muslim} & \text{Catholic} & \text{Protestant} & \text{Other} & \text{Total} \\
\hline
\text{Conservative} & 43(45.26) & 1312(65.83) & 354(26.42) & 649(21.85) & 39(34.82) & 2397(36.82) \\
\hline
\text{Independent} & 22(23.16) & 246(12.34) & 282(21.04) & 618(20.81) & 30(26.79) & 1198(18.40) \\
\hline
\text{Egalitarian} & 30(31.58) & 435(21.83) & 704(52.54) & 1703(57.34) & 43(38.39) & 2915(44.78) \\
\hline
\text{Total} & 95(100) & 1993(100) & 1340(100) & 2970(100) & 112(100) & 6510(100) \\
\hline
\end{array}
\]
[/tex]

(A) [tex]$18.40\% \, (1198 / 6510 \times 100)$[/tex]

(B) [tex]$36.82\% \, (2397 / 6510 \times 100)$[/tex]

(C) [tex]$36.16\% \, (2354 / 6510 \times 100)$[/tex]

(D) [tex]$44.78\% \, (2915 / 6510 \times 100)$[/tex]

To determine the percentage of women who reported having a conservative household decision-making profile, you need to compare the number of women in the conservative category to the total number of women surveyed.

Here’s a step-by-step breakdown:

1. Identify the Total Number of Women Surveyed:
- The table provides the total number of women surveyed as 6,510.

2. Identify the Number of Women with a Conservative Profile:
- According to the table, 2,397 women reported having a conservative household decision-making profile.

3. Calculate the Percentage:
- To find the percentage, use the formula:

[tex]\[
\text{Percentage} = \left(\frac{\text{Number of Women with Conservative Profile}}{\text{Total Number of Women Surveyed}}\right) \times 100
\][/tex]

- Using the numbers from the table:

[tex]\[
\text{Percentage} = \left(\frac{2,397}{6,510}\right) \times 100
\][/tex]

4. Final Result:
- After performing the calculation, the percentage of women who reported a conservative household decision-making profile is approximately 36.82%.

Therefore, the correct answer is (B) [tex]$36.82$[/tex].