hello,
this information was gathered from groups like this one and I published it in 2009.
luv J
11.2% - dress up games with a girl
8% - feel of the fabric
6.8% - wanted to be a female
6.5% - wanted to dress as a female
6.2% - mother dressed me in the clothes
4.9% - Halloween costumes
4.6% - curiosity
4.5% - self pleasure (after puberty)
3.1% - dress up games with a boy
2.6% - own clothes were dirty, wet or lost (as child)
2.5% - 'just had to do it'
2.4% - costume for school plays
2.3% - stress relief and relaxation (as adult)
2.1% - 'why not do it?' (adult diminishing of inhibitions)
2.1% - punishment as a child
2.0% - dressed by babysitter
1.8% - inspired by CD (cross-dressing) imagery
1.7% - as a dare
1.5% - 'I felt I had more in common with females'
1.4% - after looking at fashion catalogue
1.4% - watching women dressing or undressing
1.4% - adult bedroom games with female partner
1.4% - mother wanted a girl
1.3% - gay
1.2% - noticed girls as a teenager
1.1% - after reading magazine article about cross-dressing or seeing images of cross-dressers
1.0% - after death of close female relative
1.0% - wanted to dress like hero or superhero
0.8% - abused as a child
0.8% - female domination as adult
0.7% - bullied as a child
0.6% - dance class
0.6% - divorce of parents
0.6% - used as mannequin for dressmaking
0.6% - 'hand me down' clothes as child
0.6% - developed breasts
0.6% - because of soft porn images
0.5% - breast envy
0.5% - after visiting cross-dressing Internet site
0.5% - more comfortable than men's clothes
0.5% - the smell
0.5% - for warmth or sport
0. 5% - wife suggested it
0.4% - father cross-dressed
0.4% - "sissy"
0.3% - keep fit
0.2% - advertising
0.2% - for medical or disability reasons
0.2% - because of the packaging
0.2% - teacher wore
0.2% - brother cross-dressed
0.2% - own divorce
0.2% - hair style
0.2% - wanted a sister
0.1% - had to help mother dress
0.1% - Goth
0.1% - video game