This study focuses on the socio-economic and demographic determinants of contraceptivernnon-use in urban Ethiopia using data collected in the 1990 National Family and FertilityrnSurvey conducted by the Central Statistical Authority (CSA). The survey collectedrninformation from a total of 2,844 urban resident women of reproductive age.rnBoth bi-variate and multi-variate statistical techniques were usedfor data analysis usingrnsocio-economic and demographic background variables. The relative imponance of thernexplanatory background variables was examined by using the logistic regression modeLrnUnmet need and contraceptive non-use are treated as dichotomous dependant variablesrnin the model.rnThe res lilts of [he Qllal.'"sis sholl' [hw Ol'er 93 percent (~r [h ese WOlllell kilO,,' w ieas[ onernlIIe[hod of fa lllily planning, bll[ only 27.3 percent had el 'er used a lIIe1hod. Among [hernreasons for [il I' non -lise }iii' jillll i Ir plllnn i ng. sl