What is the probability of random event

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The Statistical Abstract of the United States (1957 edition, p. 57) reports that among the several million babies born in the United States the number of boys born per 1000 girls was as follows for the years listed:

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Would you say the event that a newborn baby is a boy is a random event? If so, what is the probability of this random event? Explain your reasoning.

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