The phrase "evicted from their homes each year" refers to which descriptive statistic in Desmond's work?

• A. The scale of eviction
• B. The frequency of voting
• C. The depth of poverty
• D. The level of crime

Answer: (A)

The main concept being tested is the scale of eviction—the overall magnitude of eviction events in a population within a given year. Saying that people are evicted from their homes each year counts how many households or individuals lose housing over a year, which shows how widespread or large the eviction problem is. It’s not about how often people vote (frequency of voting), how deep poverty is for individuals (depth of poverty), or how much crime occurs (level of crime). Desmond uses annual eviction counts to illustrate housing insecurity and structural inequality, and the phrase “each year” signals the total annual scope of evictions.