The leadership team of a national political organization wanted to determine how their members felt about the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion. They collected a simple random sample of n$=450$ out of the $27,382$ members of the organization. Of the $450$ participants, $143$ indicated that the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion was very important.

What is the sample proportion of members who indicated that the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion are very important? Round your answer to $3$ places after the decimal if necessary.