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We measured social ties with the Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-6), social support with the eight-item Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (mMOS-SS), and self-assessed health using SF-12 Physical and Mental Component Summary Scores (PCS, MCS). Greater baseline social ties were higher among married, college-educated, and bicultural- or Western-identifying participants. Social support scores were higher among married, English-fluent, and currently working participants. Greater social ties were associated with better baseline physical health (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.134,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.009), and greater social support with better mental well-being (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.206,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). 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