From the Washington Post...

...today, "Beyond the Tea Party: What Americans Really Think of Government" (my emphasis):

A new study by The Washington Post, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University shows that most Americans who say they want more limited government also call Social Security and Medicare "very important." They want Washington to be involved in schools and to help reduce poverty. Nearly half want the government to maintain a role in regulating health care.

They just don't want to pay for it.