His weakest age groups are middle-aged voters aged 35 to 54. Chafee's strongest age group are senior citizens. Fifty-nine percent feel he is doing an excellent or good job, compared to 45 percent who feel that way about Kennedy. Proposed Stadium Voters in Rhode Island are nearly evenly split in their feelings about the proposed downtown stadium. These numbers are more positive than public sentiment on the Providence Place mall early in that project.
Senior citizens are much less supportive of the stadium than young adults.
Stadium Strengths Sixty-nine percent believe that the national media exposure that comes along with having a major league sports franchise will make the state more attractive to those from outside of Rhode Island. Thirty-eight percent think that having a major league sports franchise in the state would make them feel proud to be a Rhode Islander. Fifty-seven percent say the new stadium would benefit the Rhode Island economy a lot or some. Forty-eight percent believe having a major league sports franchise will make people feel better about the state. Three-quarters worry about the stadium impact on Route 95 traffic and the state's longterm debt.