To Stay Or Not To Stay

What would your choice be (or have been)?  I always wanted to stay at home full-time, and only went to work because I had to.  Not everyone feels that way (in fact, it looks like most don't feel that way).  What do you think?

a 2013 New York Times/CBS News poll found:

from:

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/04/womens-wages-are-rising-why-are-so-many-families-getting-poorer/359991/?single_page=true